The Croatian Financial Agency published a list of companies that paid its employees the highest wages last year. At the top of the list is Microsoft Croatia, where the average monthly net salary is EUR 5,600. Of the 20 companies analysed, 18 are private. At the same time, 16 are foreign owned, and four are owned by Croats. Johnson & Johnson is ranked second in terms of average wages last year, while Adris Group is third.

After US President Donald Trump described Montenegro as a potential source of global conflict, the Montenegrin government released a statement on Thursday, a day that the country is proud of its friendship and alliance with the US, describing the relationship between the two countries as “strong and permanent”, Balkan Insight reports.