What are the latest news in Montenegro? September 1st, 2026

National Mourning Declared Following Danilovgrad Incident The Government of Montenegro declared September 1st and 2nd as official Days of Mourning following a triple murder at a shooting club near Danilovgrad, in which three employees were killed. A major police manhunt across coastal municipalities concluded in Herceg Novi, where the suspectidentified as a Russian nationalshot himself after being surrounded by law enforcement. School opening ceremonies and welcome events for first-year students were postponed across several districts due to the tragedy. RBC-Ukraine+ 1Start of the Academic Year and Child Health Focus Roughly 88,000 primary and secondary students returned to classrooms across the country. The beginning of the school year coincides with public health campaigns led by the Institute of Public Health and UNICEF, which highlighted concerns over declining routine MMR vaccination coverage and urged timely immunizations before preschool and school enrollments. VijestiEU Accession Infrastructure Funding New funding and project rollouts supported by the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB) were outlined to modernize water supply and wastewater treatment systems in multiple municipalities, including Mojkovac, Kolašin, Rožaje, and Cetinje. The infrastructure projects are targeted to meet EU environmental benchmarks required under Chapter 27 of Montenegro’s accession negotiations. European Investment Bank+ 1