Spajić reshuffles cabinet to include pro-Serbian coalition and Bosniak party
PODGORICA – After eight months, the Montenegrin government led by Milojko Spajić has been reshuffled, now including members of the Coalition for the Future of...
Author : Sofija Popović
Blocking Montenegro’s EU accession over Jasenovac resolution by Croatia would be destructive
A few days after receiving a positive IBAR, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted a Resolution on Genocide in Jasenovac, Dachau and Mauthausen camp systems. Although the...
[EWB Interview] Zenović: Keeping up the pace and commitment is key to EU integration of Montenegro
Montenegro has become the first EU candidate country to receive a positive Interim Benchmark Assessment Report (IBAR).Based on the current enlargement methodology, this step means...
IBAR for Montenegro: A more political than a merit-based decision
Yesterday, Ambassadors of the EU Member States (COREPER) approved the EU’s Common Position on Chapters 23 and 24 in negotiations with Montenegro. At the Intergovernmental...
[EWB Interview] Buggenhout: EU enlargement is politically agreed and no one will stop it
At the end of June, Belgium concludes its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among the priorities of the Belgian presidency were...
[EWB Interview] Sarrazin: UN Resolution on Srebrenica is not against Serbia and Republika Srpska
Recent weeks in the Western Balkans have been marked by the topics of Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe as well as the planned...
[EWB Interview] Gorčević: Montenegro regained the leadership status in the enlargement
Authorities in Montenegro expect to receive IBAR – Interim Benchmark Assessment Report for Chapters 23 and 24 related to the rule of law in June....
EU Growth Plan: Small funds for huge ambitions
In November last year, the European Commission presented the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, an economic program aimed at reducing the socio-economic gap between...
[EWB Interview] Ćerimagić: Without implementing all 14 key priorities, BiH will not become full EU member
Last week, the European Union agreed to open membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, eight years after the country first applied for EU membership. The...
[EWB Interview] Habota: Opening negotiations – The strongest message on BiH’s progress
The European Union agreed Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, eight years after country first applied for EU membership. Last week European Commission said...