Test for the ruling coalition in Montenegro
Andrija Mandić keeps the speakership, but his condolences to the Mladić family have split the ruling majority and put Montenegro’s final EU reforms at risk
Andrija Mandić keeps the speakership, but his condolences to the Mladić family have split the ruling majority and put Montenegro’s final EU reforms at risk
Five MEPs say Andrija Mandić’s condolences for Ratko Mladić carry institutional weight and complicate Podgorica’s EU path
Chapter 31 on foreign, security and defence policy - which requires good-neighbourly relations - cannot be closed without Croatia’s consent
While hardliners generate noise and maintain pressure, Andrija Mandić works to reshape symbols, education, culture, and public memory
Parliamentary clash over the 1905 tricolor lays bare coalition fractures and the tension between national identity and EU reform priorities
The two languages are closely related, but they risk becoming a geopolitical battleground affecting Montenegro's EU path