Montenegro and European Union

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Will Trump back Montenegro’s bid to join NATO?

February 9, 2017

Montenegro is set to become a new member of the NATO but its path to the full membership became questioned after the election of Donald Trump as the US President. Russia has been a fierce opponent of Montenegro’s membership but the leadership of the small Adriatic nation is determined to pursue this goal. Euractiv already… » read more

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France and Germany set additional conditions for Montenegro’s opening of negotiations?

November 4, 2011

Montenegrin daily “Vijesti” reported that Germany and France have set out additional conditions for Montenegro, in order to get the date for start of negotiations with the EU. According to this report, Montenegro should amend the Constitution by the end of the year in the fields of the judiciary, report regulary to Brussels regarding number… » read more

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Montenegro received positive progress report, but is government still determined to EU integration?

October 29, 2011

Daily newspaper “Vijesti” brought an intwerview with former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro – Branko Lukovac. He said that “European enlargement agenda is currently on the second place and it is good that the Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic publicly pointed to the possibility that the decision to start negotiations with Montenegro might be… » read more

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Bill Clinton visits Montenegro but mistakenly praises Macedonia

May 23, 2011

The Balkan Networking Initiative had its official inaugural conference in Budva on 22 May 2011. The Balkan Networking Initiative is a project of the government of Montenegro and Atlas Group. The goal of the conference is to establish a public-private networks and create sustainable social empowerment through cross-border networking. The conference welcome addresses were given… » read more

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Rhetoric and Reality: Is Montenegrin government really pro-European?

December 6, 2010

We mainly bring stories which follow relation between Montenegro and European Union, progress that the country is making on its way towards the EU, as well as the issues that are coming on the way. It is often reported that Montenegro faces numerous challenges on its path to European Union. Those problems are mostly described… » read more

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Candidate status in December, but without date for accession talks?

December 2, 2010

(Waz.EUObserver) The European Parliament will call on member states to grant Montenegro the status of EU candidate country without delay, in a resolution on Thursday (2 December) which will support the European Commission’s recommendations to the council. The deputies will express regret, however, about the recommendation to separate candidate status from the right to open… » read more

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EC adopted 2010 Enlargement Package. Montenegro earns EU candidate status but…

November 16, 2010

European Commission has granted Montenegro a “candidate status” for membership in the European Union. As a candidate state, Montenegro is now eligable to begin accession talks with the EU. Commissioner for EU Enlargement Stefan Fuele noted that accession talks will start “when the country meets the necessary political conditions set out by the Copenhagen Criteria,… » read more

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Montenegro to get EU candidate status in November? But, still “much to do” before joining EU.

October 14, 2010

Montenegro expects to get European Union candidate status in November. Despite that, many big problems remain unsolved and severl EU officials warned that Montenegro must make stronger efforts to solve issues of corruption, organized crime and independent judiciary system. Also, there are growing expectations that current Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic will leave the politics… » read more

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Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic meets with EU leaders, Herman Van Rompuy, Jose Manuel Barosso, Jerzy Buzek, Catherine Ashton…

June 10, 2010

June 9th/10th 2010 Prime Minister of Montenegro – Milo Djukanovic met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Preliminary remarks by Herman Van Rompuy can be seen on EC video below. http://vimeo.com/12432439 After his meeting with Mr Rompuy, Prime Minister of Montenegro met with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barosso. Mr… » read more

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Stabilisation and Association Agreement with EU entered into force for Montenegro on May 1st, 2010

June 3, 2010

The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Montenegro signed in October 2007 entered into force on 1 May 2010. This will hopefully take the country another step forward on the road to European integration. European Commissioner for Enlargement – Mr Stefan Füle, stated that “this marks the beginning of a new… » read more

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Montenegro and European Union

We monitor local politics in Montenegro and bring it closer to the European context. Independent views about political developments, EU integration, NATO membership.

We are opening local politics in Montenegro and bringing it closer to the European context.  Independent views about political developments, EU integration, NATO membership.


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