Montenegro’s Economy Suffers as Corruption Continues Unchecked

Montenegro’s Economy Suffers as Corruption Continues Unchecked
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic at a press conference, Podgorica, Montenegro, Dec. 2, 2015 (AP photo by Risto Bozovic).

Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing WPR series on the impact of corruption and various countries' efforts to combat it.

Last month, the European Union released its annual progress report for Montenegro, which highlighted the need for further government reforms to tackle persistent corruption. In an email interview, Vanja Calovic, the executive director of MANS, a nongovernmental organization that fights corruption and organized crime in Montenegro, discussed corruption there.

WPR: How big of a problem is corruption in Montenegro, and in what areas is its impact most felt?

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