Montenegro 

Montenegrin NGO Prima has announced that it will propose amendments to the criminal law that would increase prison sentences for perpetrators of revenge porn

Heavy rain caused the death of three people in Montenegro, two people in Albania and a two-year-old child in Serbia

The pastoral communities of the Sinjajevina plateau are protesting against the government's decision to set up a NATO military firing range in the areas where they live

Montenegro's National Tourism Organisation said 52.000 British travellers visited the country between January and August, an 87% increase compared to the same period in 2019

In a new report assessing the effectiveness of legal framework to prevent corruption in Government members and police, Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption calls for strong political measures to strengthen the coherence of the system

Approximately 350.000 citizens are entitled to vote in the local elections in Podgorica and 13 municipalities, to be held on 23 October

Montenegro fuel prices are the cheapest in the region, according to the government in Podgorica

The country took a step towards early elections after President Milo Djukanović rejected a proposal to appoint a prime minister, suggesting instead an early dissolution of the current parliament after the fall of two successive governments

Outgoing Prime Minister Abazović underlined the impact of the energy crisis on state finances, pointing out that the country cannot bear the costs of importing electricity for long, estimated at €2 million every day

The Montenegrin government led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic failed in front of the parliament's no-confidence motion in a vote held in the early hours of 20 August, as announced by the parliament

The deadliest mass shooting in the history of Montenegro has left at least 12 people dead, including two children and the attacker; the government has declared three days of mourning

The country could earn up to €20 million by selling confiscated tobacco; the ministry of finance will soon propose a Law on Taking over Confiscated Tobacco Products from the Port of Bar, which has become notorious as a cigarette-smuggling hub