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Sourced, up-to-date guides to property, vehicles, shopping, tax, work and everyday life in Montenegro.
What an electric scooter is under the law, from what age and where you may ride one since August 2026, the fines, which driving licence a moped needs and whether category B counts, when a helmet is compulsory, how moped registration works and what to watch for when you rent a scooter.
September 25, 2026
Where to report a fault or power cut in each municipality, where CEDIS publishes planned outages, when you are entitled to 30 euros of compensation since August 2026, how to claim it, what to do if the power damages your appliances and when your electricity may be cut off over a debt.
September 25, 2026
How kindergarten works in Montenegro: nursery and kindergarten age groups, the online enrolment window for 2026/27, what parents pay in public kindergartens, what private ones in Podgorica charge, the city subsidy when there is no public place and what foreign families need.
September 25, 2026
What a cubic metre of water will cost in 2027 in Podgorica, Nikšić, Budva and other municipalities, what the fixed part of the bill is, who approves prices, how to connect to the water supply, when the utility may cut off water and how to dispute a bill.
September 25, 2026
How to travel by train in Montenegro in 2026: the three domestic lines and how often they run, the year-round night train between Bar and Belgrade, what tickets, couchettes and sleepers cost, how to buy tickets online, and the discounts for children, students and seniors.
September 25, 2026
What the law asks of someone driving a rental car in Montenegro: which driving licence is valid, what is new for drivers under 21 since August 2026, the speed and alcohol limits, what insurance covers, how a rental company passes on a camera fine, and what applies in winter and at the border.
September 25, 2026
When winter tyres are compulsory in Montenegro, for which vehicles, how deep the tread must be, on which roads they apply even without snow, what applies to rental cars and foreign vehicles, and what the fines are since the 2026 amendments.
September 25, 2026
Which universities and faculties there are in Montenegro, when study at a public university is free under the 2025 law and what private universities charge, how foreign students apply and in which rounds, what recognising a foreign diploma costs and what to arrange for residence and housing.
September 25, 2026
What you pay when you order goods from abroad, including from the European Union, when no customs duty is due, why VAT has applied to small consignments since 2025, how the VAT base is calculated, what applies to gifts from relatives and how much you can bring in your personal luggage.
September 25, 2026
How long a trader in Montenegro is liable for faulty goods, how to make a complaint and whether you need a receipt, what you can ask for, how a commercial warranty differs from legal liability, how to return goods bought online within 14 days and what applies when you buy from a private seller through a listing.
September 25, 2026
The official school calendar for Montenegro for 2026/27: the first day of school, both semesters, a winter break that lasts all of January 2027, the summer holidays, the end of the year for final-year pupils, exam dates, and how it compares with 2025/26.
September 25, 2026
What compulsory third party motor insurance covers in Montenegro, who sets the premium, how the green card works when you travel abroad and when you enter Montenegro, when the European accident report is used, the deadlines an insurer must meet to answer and pay, and the fines.
September 25, 2026
How long a registration lasts in Montenegro, when the technical inspection is due, what goes with the application, what the registration certificate and plates cost, how much the road charge will be from 1 July 2027, what the fines are and what applies to a car on foreign plates.
September 25, 2026
The maximum price of Eurosuper 95, Eurosuper 98, diesel and heating oil in Montenegro in September 2026, how the ministry sets it every week, what share of a litre is excise and VAT, how the excise cuts work and how prices compare with neighbouring countries.
September 25, 2026
What everyday groceries cost in Montenegro in September 2026: milk, bread, eggs, meat, fruit, coffee, beer and household basics, the cheapest and dearest shop for each, how much the same basket differs between chains, and why prices are rising.
September 25, 2026
What counts as a boat in Montenegro, how much tax is due on a used boat and how it is paid, which documents the harbour master's office asks for, what the new rule for boats built before 16 June 2000 means, and who may operate a boat and be on board.
September 24, 2026
What etažiranje is, who is registered as owner of a flat in a new building, how separate units are registered through the change notice, the geodetic survey and the cadastre decision, which deadlines apply, who pays and what a flat buyer should check in the cadastre extract.
September 24, 2026
Who can become a prosumer, how powerful a rooftop solar plant may be, how it is connected under the simplified CEDIS procedure, which documents you need, how net metering and net billing work, what happens to surplus electricity and when the supplier pays you for it.
September 24, 2026
How a new house or flat is connected to the distribution grid, in what order technical conditions, the CEDIS contract and the connection come, what a connection costs per kVA, who builds the line to the building, what applies to a building site and a plot without a house, and which deadlines CEDIS must meet.
September 24, 2026
What counts as joint and what as separate property of spouses, what applies to a flat registered to only one of you, how property is divided by agreement or in court, who is liable for the loan, what a marriage contract changes, whether tax is due and which court has jurisdiction when the spouses are foreigners.
September 24, 2026
Can foreigners get married in Montenegro, which documents the registrar asks for, what needs an apostille and a translation, how far ahead you apply, what the wedding costs, how a proxy wedding works and whether marriage brings residence or citizenship.
September 24, 2026
What the law says about a tree on the boundary and branches that reach over your land, who owns a fence, who is responsible for rainwater from a roof, what counts as excessive nuisance such as noise and smoke, when you may enter a neighbour's land and how to protect yourself in court.
September 24, 2026
What counts as a hidden or a visible defect in a property, when the buyer must notify the seller, when the seller is liable even after the deadlines, whether a sold-as-seen clause is valid, what can be claimed, and what applies to new builds and legal defects.
September 24, 2026
What a contract with a builder in Montenegro must contain, when the builder may raise the price, what a turnkey clause means, how defects are reported, how long the builder is liable for structural soundness and what to check before signing.
September 24, 2026