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Podgorica Pays Its Own Way
Montenegro has taken a strong step away from the Yugo zone and towards the euro zone by introducing the German mark as an official currency.
16 Nov 05
Break-Up Beckons
If Belgrade rejects Podgorica's proposal for restructuring the Yugoslav state, an independence referendum will be scheduled for the autumn.
16 Nov 05
Currency Wars
Podgorica's stark offer to Serbia on Thursday to abandon the federal structure or accept the results of a Montenegrin referendum on independence, came just days after it signalled its intention to launch its own currency.
16 Nov 05
Djukanovic On A Mission, Increasingly Far From Home
Montenegro's president is trying to reconcile Serbia's feuding political forces, while at home his fellow citizens make it clear they wish to be as close to Europe as possible - and as far as possible from Serbia.
10 Nov 05
Belgrade Offers Federation Talks
After dangerously stoking up the campaign against Montenegro, Belgrade has suddenly offered to continue negotiations with the rebellious republic. It could be the last step before a referendum.
10 Nov 05
Montenegro Counts Its Friends, Then Its Dinars
As Montenegro edges towards fiscal independence from Serbia, Milo Djukanovic's latest tour of European capitals looks like an attempt to secure international support for Montenegro before the final break-up of the federation.
10 Nov 05
Paramilitaries From Kosovo Move Into Montenegro
Paramilitaries forced out of Kosovo have moved into neighbouring Montenegro, some to find a hiding place and some to join the police.
10 Nov 05
Belgrade's Paramilitaries Set Up Base In Montenegro
Former Yugoslav Army chief Momcilo Perisic says squads of well-paid, battle-hardened troops are setting up base in Montenegro - loyal only to Belgrade and promising only trouble for the tiny republic.
10 Nov 05
Yugoslav Military Flex Muscles In Montenegro
The stand off at Podgorica airport last week highlighted a stream of small-scale confrontations between Belgrade and Podgorica that is increasingly successfully undermining Montenegro's efforts to make its own way in the Balkans.
10 Nov 05
Burdens Of Changing Serbia Weigh Heavy On Montenegro
After all the battles he has started and lost in the region, Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic has finally taken aim at Montenegro says its president Milo Djukanovic.
10 Nov 05
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