Balkan Showdown: Montenegro Expels 87 Serbs Ahead of EU Summit

Relations between Serbia and Montenegro entered a new period of tension just before the European Union-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, after a security dispute involving dozens of Serbian citizens escalated into a diplomatic confrontation between the two neighboring countries. The controversy began when Montenegrin authorities refused entry to 87 Serbian nationals who arrived on a charter flight from Belgrade. Officials in Podgorica said the group was barred from entering the country because it was assessed as posing a threat to national and internal security. ...