Montenegro is one of the Western Balkan countries.

In 2008, Montenegro applied for EU membership, and accession negotiations began in 2012. Montenegro has opened all 33 negotiation chapters, three of which have been provisionally closed. Public opinion surveys show that 75 % of the population support the country’s accession to the European Union.

EU - Montenegro

The EU has developed a policy to support the gradual integration of the Western Balkan countries with the Union. The EU aims to promote peace, stability and economic development in the region&nbsp;and open up the prospect of EU integration.

In order to apply for EU membership a country has to be European and respect the EU’s democratic values. It also needs stable institutions guaranteeing democracy and the rule of law; a functioning market economy; and the ability to take on and carry out the obligations of EU membership.

Parliament is fully involved in the Stabilisation and Association Process &nbsp;and must also consent to any new accession to the EU. In addition, through its budgetary powers, it has direct influence over the amounts allocated to the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance. Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs appoints standing rapporteurs for all candidate and potential candidate countries. Parliament expresses its positions on enlargement in the form of annual resolutions responding to the Commission’s latest annual country reports.

On 1&nbsp;July&nbsp;2013, Croatia became the first of the seven countries to join, and Montenegro, Serbia, the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania are official candidates. Accession negotiations and chapters have been opened with Montenegro and Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are potential candidate countries.

EU Enlargement - Western Balkans

Montenegro is one of the Western Balkan countries.

In 2006 Montenegro's parliament declared independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2008, the new country applied for EU membership. In December 2011, the Council launched the accession process with a view to opening negotiations in June 2012.

EU - Montenegro (2019 - 2020)

Election of the Vice Chairs of the EU-Montenegro delegation

Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

AFET - Exchange of views with Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro

21st EU-Montenegro SAPC meeting

EP Plenary session - 2022 Report on Montenegro

Torch Handover with Slovak runners

AFET - Exchange of views with H.E. Jakov Milatovic, President of Montenegro

EP Plenary session - 2021 Report on Montenegro

AFET - Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee - Exchange of views on the formation of the new minority government in Montenegro and the way ahead

Roberta METSOLA, EP President receives Milo DJUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro

20th EU - Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) meeting

David Sassoli - EP President - meets Zdravko KRIVOKAPIC - Montenegro Prime Minister

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Zdravko KRIVOKAPIC, Montenegrin Prime Minister and Dorde RADULOVIC, Montenegrin Minister of Foreign Affairs

EP Plenary session - 2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Duško MARKOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro

Constituent meeting of the Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

17th EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Ivan BRAJOVIC, Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro

Milo DUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro addresses the plenary in a formal sitting in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Address by Milo ĐUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro: extracts from the formal sitting

Opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, to the formal sitting in honnor of Milo ĐUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro by Antonio TAJANI, EP President.  The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Formal Sitting with Milo ĐUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro: Introductory speech by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Visit of Milo DJUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and roundtable.

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Milo DJUKANOVIC, President of Montenegro: arrival and roundtable

At his arrival to the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press about Mark ZUCKERBERG's coming to the EP and about the relations with the Western Balkan.

EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria: arrival of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and statement

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press on the occasion of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria: extracts from the press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press about the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, on EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria

Video stockshot with illustrative images of the capital and countryside of the Western Balkans country Montenegro produced by the Audiovisual Service of the European Commission.

Infoclip: Montenegro

EPP leaders meet ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia. Arrival of Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Johannes HAHN, Donald TUSK, Viktor ORBÁN, Silvio BERLUSCONI, Leo VARADKAR, and statement by Antonio TAJANI.

EPP Western Balkans Summit: arrivals and statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Family photo with Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister, and Antonio TAJANI, EP President, on the occasion of the EPP Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Burlgaria

EPP Western Balkans Summit: family photo

On the occasion of the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Sebastian KURZ, Chancellor of Austria and with Boyko BORISSOV, Prime Minister of Bulgaria

EU-Western Balkan Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria: Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Sebastian KURZ, Chancellor of Austria and with Boyko BORISSOV, Prime Minister of Bulgaria

During the EP plenary session (13 - 16 March 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate and vote on 2016 Report on Montenegro by Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK). Statements by&nbsp; Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Rapporteur, Ian BORG, Maltese Presidency of the EU, and Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union. The resolution passes by 471 vote to 98, with 41 abstentions.

2016 Report on Montenegro: extracts from the debate (15/03) and from the vote on the report by Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK)

Visit of Dusko MARKOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro too the EP in Brussels. Arrival,&nbsp;welcome by Antonio TAJANI, EP President signing of the Golden Book&nbsp;and roundtable&nbsp;

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Duško MARKOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro: arrival and roundtable

Visit of Ranko KRIVOKAPIC, Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Jerzy BUZEK, EP President, roundtable and press point.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP President, meets with Ranko KRIVOKAPIC, Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press point

Visit of Milo DUKANOVIC, Montenegrin Prime Minister, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Jerzy BUZEK, EP President, roudtable meeting and press point.

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