Montenegro

Serbian President-elect Tomislav Nikolic said that he wanted Serbia and Montenegro to have a much better relationship in the future. He underlined that Serbs and Montenegrins have a lot in common. “I recognize Montenegro as a state, but I do not recognize the difference between the Serbs and Montenegrins, because …

Montenegro should start membership EU negotiations next month, the Enlargement Commissioner said, promising that the EU will continue to accept new members. “The European Union continues to grow. Croatia

European Parliament (EP) MPs will discuss on Wednesday resolutions on Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The resolutions (already been adopted as drafts by the EP Foreign Affairs Committee), are built using reports sent by rapporteurs to Committee members who made some amendments. The EU praised Belgrade for the efforts to speed …

The EU started Informal discussions in Brussels with Montenegro and the introduction of EU laws to the Montenegrin negotiators. The meeting’s purpose is to familiarize Montenegrins with EU judiciary

A delegation of the Serbian government will take part in a meeting between a European Commission (EC) delegation and a Montenegrin negotiating team. On March 26-30, the EC will begin the so-called initial screening of the European legislation in the chapters on judiciary and fundamental rights and on justice, freedom …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said the 27 block sees the progress Montenegro has made after country’s independence. Both Stefan Fule and Montenegrin Prime Minister

Albania and Montenegro undertake measures to prevent floods and improve water infrastructure around the Lake Skadar. The Albanian ministers of agriculture and ecology met with the Montenegrin agriculture minister in Budva. The two ministers discussed measures to prevent floods.

“Montenegro is in principle close to opening accession negotiations. Now it needs to run this final straight towards this very ambitious goal,” President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Baroso announced. However, he stressed that significant work remains to be done. 

Six civil society representatives are being included in the initial stage of negotiations between Montenegro and the EU. Montenegro’s government has included NGO

U.S. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has introduced the NATO Enlargement Bill, calling on President Obama to provide “a clear roadmap” for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, and Montenegro to NATO at the Chicago summit in late May.