Jasna Vukicevic is a correspondent in the Podgorica bureau of RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
For the fifth summer running, apartments on Montenegro’s famed Sveti Stefan Island remain shuttered. Around the landmark, deck chairs and umbrellas have disappeared from some nearby beaches and the shoreline is fully open to the public.
The ambitious mayor of Montenegro's tourist powerhouse, Budva, surprised many when he said the former Yugoslav republic should restitute property to the Serbian royal family.
In a church last month on the coast of Montenegro, uniformed Cossacks from across the Balkans gathered to form a new "Balkan Cossack Army." The movement is directed by Russia and concerns have been raised about its intentions.
