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POLITICAL PATRONAGE WITHOUT EXPERTISE AT REGIONAL WATERWORKS CRNOGORSKO PRIMORJE! Did you know that one of Montenegro’s most important public enterprises, the Regional Waterworks Crnogorsko Primorje, is turning into a playground for political games and patronage? Yes, you read that right! While the audit committee should be a pillar of expertise and independent oversight, it has…

Another Round in the Endless Montenegro-UN Partnership Saga! Is this just another protocol meeting or does it actually change the game? Novica Vuković, the man holding a third of the negotiation chapters in Montenegro’s EU accession process, met with the UN Resident Coordinator in Montenegro, Diego Soriljo. The topic? Continuing the “strong partnership” and accelerating…

Detention Extended for Vujošević and Lalević: Three More Months Behind Bars Over Criminal Organization and Drug Trafficking Charges! Is crime in Montenegro unstoppable? The Supreme Court of Montenegro has decided to extend the detention of Igor Vujošević and Miloš Lalević for another three months! Why? Because there is solid suspicion they created a criminal organization…

Brutality Without Limits: Montenegrin Authorities Crushing Free Speech and Civic Activism! Has Montenegro become a country where freedom of expression is choked with pepper spray and police brutality? Professor Andrew Baruch Vahtel, president of the International Committee for the Preservation and Development of the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature (FČJK), does not hold back…

War Criminal Nominates His Biggest Arms Supplier for Nobel Peace Prize? Josep Borrell, former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, is stunned! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, widely considered a suspected war criminal, has nominated his biggest arms supplier – the United States – for the Nobel Peace Prize! Yes, you read that right! While…

Culture on the Edge: Protests Over Illegal Awarding of Montenegro’s Trinaestojulska Prize Introduction: Cultural Chaos in the Heart of Montenegro! Have you heard about the latest scandal shaking Montenegro? The country’s highest state award, the Trinaestojulska Prize, has caused a cultural earthquake this year! The association Stega, along with numerous artists, professors, and intellectuals, has…

EHF Euro in Podgorica: Montenegro Juniors Ready to Rumble! Podgorica has been the European handball hotspot for youth categories for five years straight, and this year, the Montenegro women’s junior team (U19) kicks off the championship against Lithuania at Bemax Arena. Yes, you read that right — Podgorica is the handball epicenter, and our young…

The Customs Administration has scored a massive win in June this year, boasting a 16% increase in revenue collection and beating their plan by 3.77%. They raked in around 134 million euros, which is a whopping 18.26 million more than June last year. Import VAT jumped nearly 18%, and excise tax collection rose by 11%….

Are you ready for a highway that will change Montenegro? The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has just approved a €200 million loan for the construction of the second section of the Bar-Boljare highway! Yes, you read that right – 200 million euros! This is not just another infrastructure project; it’s a strategic…