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Pump Panic in Slovenia: 81-Year-Old Croatian Man Locked in Women’s Bathroom! Picture this: a quiet Saturday morning at a Slovenian gas station, and suddenly – chaos! An 81-year-old Croatian man locked himself inside the women’s restroom and started shouting for help. No, this isn’t a comedy sketch, it’s a real-life drama that caught the attention…
Montenegro Government Slashes Teachers’ Salaries: Education Used as a Fiscal Experiment! Did you hear the latest? The Government of Montenegro has decided to cut teachers’ salaries again – by at least 50 euros! Yes, you read that right. While education is hailed as the pillar of society, those who actually carry it – teachers and…
Tender for New Bridge and Road near Šćepan Polje: Will Montenegro and BiH Finally Connect Traffic? Bridge and Road – Hope or Empty Promises? Montenegro’s Traffic Administration has announced a tender for designing a road from the new bridge at Šćepan Polje to the main highway. Yes, you read that right – a tender for…
Exactly five years ago, Montenegro became the first country in the Western Balkans to pass a law on life partnerships for same-sex couples. This law was hailed as a historic step forward and a victory for human rights. But now, five years later, the question arises: what have we really gained as a society? The…
Ready for another artistic storm from Bulgaria? Ivo Dimchev, the man who has been breaking the boundaries of music and performance for over 20 years, is back with a new single “Sanuvah Men” (I Dreamed You Beside Me). This experimental artist never fails to shock and delight with his emotional depth and provocative content. Who…
Europe is in chaos, and the EU is pretending everything is fine! EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marija Koseva, boldly states: “Europe cannot be united without the Western Balkans!” Is anyone in Brussels listening? Or are they just sitting back while a historic chance to unite Europe through enlargement slowly slips away? Imagine, for the first…
Tonight’s The Župci Times Launch: History That Will Blow Your Mind! Get ready for a cultural blast tonight in Podgorica! Organized by the Croatian National Council of Montenegro and the National Council of Muslims of Montenegro, the launch of The Župci Times magazine is happening – a two-page wonder that will throw you straight into…
Looks like the Netherlands has a reason to celebrate, but don’t pop the champagne just yet! The number of people surviving cancer in the Netherlands is rising by about one percent every year. That means roughly a thousand more people get a second shot at life annually. Yes, you read that right — a thousand!…
Who would have thought this would happen at Wimbledon? Elizabeta Koćareta, an Italian tennis player ranked only 56th in the world, caused a massive upset by knocking out the world’s third-ranked player, Jessica Pegula, with a score of 6-2, 6-3! Yes, you read that right — a shock on the second day of the biggest…
Water polo fans, brace yourselves for a shocker! Nikola Štrkalj, a Croatian defender with a rich career spanning Italy, France, Spain, and Croatia, has just become the newest signing for Montenegro’s Budućnost club. Yes, you read that right! The Podgorica-based club is not messing around this season – before Štrkalj, they signed Darko Brguljan, Canadian…
