The President of the Municipality of Nikšić, Marko Kovačević, hosted a reception for Suzana Žilič Fišer, a longtime member of the European Commission’s Panel of Experts and former director of the Maribor Institute — European Capital of Culture 2012.

On the occasion of Njegoš Day, Montenegro’s national holiday of culture, the Institute of Black Metallurgy in Nikšić hosted an Open Ateliers Day on 12 November 2025 – an event that gathered numerous artists and citizens in a spirit of community and cultural transformation of the city.

Niksic (Montenegro) will be one of the three European Capitals of Culture in 2030. This was announced today by the chair of the European Commission's evaluation panel, Hrvoje Laurenta.

Iris Jugo, coordinator of the Caceres Capital of Culture 2031 Consortium, sent us this article which we are happy to publish in full.

After Antwerp (1993), Brussels (2000), Bruges (2002), and Mons (2015), Leuven will represent Belgium as European Capital of Culture in 2030. In 2030, a Cypriot city may call itself European Capital of Culture. In Cyprus, two cities are still competing for the title: Larnaca and Limassol. Two cities from candidate member states also submitted an application: Lviv from Ukraine and Niksic from Montenegro.