EU and the Western Balkans in 2025: Five Things to Watch in the Year of Crossroads
The year 2024 was marked by crucial elections – both in Europe and the United States – and the continued tensions in the most fragile...
Tag : Montenegro
Renewed EU enlargement momentum and political tensions: Key events in the Western Balkans in 2024
The process of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans gained new momentum in 2024, with Montenegro and Albania, in particular, making further steps on their...
[EWB Interview] Spajić: We gave maximum effort to bring Montenegro closer to the EU
On December 16th, Montenegro provisionally closed three negotiation chapters at the Intergovernmental Conference, the first time in over seven years. Furthermore, in its conclusions, the...
EU-Montenegro Intergovernmental Conference: Country achieves significant progress, closes three chapters
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Montenegro provisionally closed three negotiating chapters with the EU at today’s Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels. It is the first time since 2017 that...
Montenegro closes three chapters with the EU today, first closing of chapters in seven years
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Montenegro will provisionally close three negotiating chapters with the EU at today’s accession conference in Brussels. It is the first time since 2017...
S&D group in the European Parliament: Time to make enlargement a top priority, with Montenegro joining by 2028
by EWB
BRUSSELS – After more than eleven years without any new members, the EU must change gear on enlargement, with Montenegro on track to join by...
BiEPAG Reacts: The Hamlet dilemma is next for both the EU and Montenegro, but before that there is always the (same) report
Originally published on BiEPAG blog Everyone who follows Montenegro’s accession talks with the EU knew what to expect from this year’s European Commission report: Regardless...
Key findings of the 2024 European Commission Report on Montenegro
by EWB
European Commission published its annual enlargement reports yesterday. We report the key findings of the Report on Montenegro in the area of democracy, rule of law and economic criteria:...
European Commission releases the 2024 Enlargement Package: How much has each candidate advanced?
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Annual European Commission reports on candidate countries, released today, show that compared to 2023, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have each increased their levels...
Jovana Marović: The EU has to develop a political plan, to go hand in hand with the Growth Plan
SARAJEVO – The Western Balkans region is almost at the same distance from the EU as it was 10 years ago. There are different reasons,...