Sun, Nov 22 2009
Montenegro's prime minister Milo Djukanovic.

With more than 43 per cent against and close to 27 per cent undecided, findings of survey suggest that most people in Montenegro are at odds with one of the key aims of prime minister Milo Djukanovic’s government that they recently re-elected to power.
EU Council asks European Commission for an opinion on Montenegro's progress towards membership criteria.
Prime minister Milo Djukanovic says voters chose 'prosperity and a secure European future'. Opposition says elections were illegitimate.
Montenegrins vote in early parliamentary elections on March 29 2009 seen as key to facing economic crisis and progressing towards EU
An around-the-region roundup of elections in four countries
Members of Montenegro's parliament voted on January 26 2009 to dissolve the legislature to allow for early elections, to be held on March 29. President Filip Vujanovic announced the election date the day after parliament's vote.
Under pressure from Brussels on the name issue dispute with Greece, Skopje seeks to re-build relationship with with Sofia.
Parties that governed together in Pristina fall out because of their battle in Kosovo’s local government elections.
Media reports say that the EU will pressure Athens and Skopje to come up with a solution to the Macedonia name dispute by December 7, or Brussels will take a cooler approach to Macedonia’s EU hopes; while a row breaks out in Belgrade after Serbia’s foreign minister takes sides in the dispute.
Russia’s planned humanitarian base in Serbia could hold deeper strategic interests
The IMF has withdrawn its mission, which was due to assess Romania's compliance with the terms of the bailout, and now expects Romania to miss the fiscal deficit target set by the bailout agreement.