Nikola Borozan is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
Waste has become a major problem in the Western Balkans, with overfilled landfills polluting land and water. In Kosovo, Albania, and Montenegro, waste management remains below European standards.
Archaeologists in Montenegro have discovered what they say is their country's only example of an animal burial site, dating to Roman times. They say the story behind the grave, which contains skeletons of a horse and a dog, is a mystery.
Although Montenegro's constitution declares the country an "ecological state," its meadows and mountains are littered with illegal dump sites. The EU-candidate nation will have to raise its recycling rate from 1 percent to 50 percent by 2030 to be eligible for membership.
Podgorica residents have been exposed to dangerous toxins for years, thanks people who burn worn-out tires to extract metal wire from the treads. That releases toxins into the air, putting neighbors at risk of serious health issues.
An olive tree estimated to be more than 2,200 years old in the Montenegrin town of Bar is in peril after it was discovered part of it was drying out. Work on a new drainage system has just begun in an effort to save the ancient tree.
Mensur Shaljaj is the first Romany lawmaker to be elected to the city assembly in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, after founding his own political party four years ago. He aims to end years of social exclusion for the Romany population.
Opposition supporters gathered outside Montenegro's parliament in the capital, Podgorica, on the evening of October 30 to protest the election of Andrija Mandic as parliament speaker. The pro-Kremlin politician with dual Montenegrin and Serbian citizenship has close ties to Serbian nationalists.
Hundreds braved the rain and joined the LGBT Pride parade in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, on October 21. Among the participants were cabinet members, party leaders, and ambassadors. It was the 11th annual edition of this event in the Western Balkan country.
A group of laid-back Montenegrins are competing to see who is their country's laziest person. The challenge is to stay lying down for as long as possible.
A court in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, has issued four-month prison sentences for two South Korean citizens -- Do Kwon and Hon Chang-joon -- for using falsified travel documents. South Korea and the U.S. are investigating the collapse of Do Kwon's cryptocurrency company as suspected fraud.
Voters in Montenegro cast their ballots in early parliamentary elections on June 11. RFE/RL filmed proceedings at polling stations in the capital, Podgorica. Since a general election in August 2020, the Adriatic country has changed two cabinets.
Montenegrin brothers Ivan and Andrija Pejovic have a passion for making unique handcrafted guitars from their workshop in the town of Cetinje. Made from local cherry, maple, and olive trees, some of the guitars have been bought by a Montenegrin jazz musician living in Germany.
Jakov Milatovic, a 36-year-old, Oxford-educated economist, has declared victory in Montenegro's presidential election. Milatovic said on April 2: "Tonight is the night that we have been waiting for more than 30 years" -- referring to the long political career of his rival, incumbent Milo Djukanovic.
Candidates in Montenegro's presidential runoff cast their ballots in the capital, Podgorica, on April 2. A veteran of Montenegrin politics since the times of Yugoslavia, the 61-year-old incumbent President Milo Djukanovic faces off against 36-year-old economist Jakov Milatovic.
Clashes broke out between protesters and police in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica, on December 12 following the adoption of an amended law giving the parliament's pro-Serbian, pro-Russian majority the ability to take over some powers of the presidency.
