Montenegro’s place inside the EU is now taking shape.
Today, Member States decided to start drafting Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty.
This is a major step on the path to EU membership, a clear recognition of Montenegro’s progress, and an encouragement to accelerate reforms.
It also offers a chance to draw lessons from past enlargements and include new and stronger safeguards in future accession treaties to prevent backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental values.
Thank you dear Ambassador @tamasivankovacs for hosting this lovely evening in your beatiful residence with colleagues and close friends. Godspeed to 🇲🇪Ambassador @IvanLMNE and 🇵🇱 Ambassador Rafał Siemianowski!
Farewell lunch for ten Ambassadors… Thanks to Belgium for excellent Presidency finishing with IBAR for Montenegro and thanks to General Secretary Theodora Gentzis for developing together bilatela cooperation 🇲🇪🇧🇪 #Diplomacy
It's time to say goodbye to the 🇧🇪 Belgian Presidency of the Council @eu2024be
Thank you for all your excellent work! 🙏
On 1 July, we say 👋 Szia (hello) to 🇭🇺 Hungary @HU24EU
Stay tuned!
#EU2024BE ➡️ #HU24EU
"The road to EU membership is a long and arduous one. But at the end of it, there is the hope of greater stability and prosperity."
➖Minister of foreign affairs Hadja Lahbib, at the EU-Montenegro accession conference.
#EU2024BE
Montenegro has met interim benchmarks in key chapters 23 & 24.☑️ With positive IBAR confirmed today at #IGC in #Brussels, 🔜 we are entering a final phase of negotiations.
This success came from the hard work of our administration, navigated by a strong support of 🇲🇪 citizens. I have to praise also the important role of our diplomacy & steadfast support from all member states. 🤝
We will keep up with the same tenacity to make Montenegro the 28th member of #EU🇪🇺
Enlargement is an investment in peace, security, and prosperity.
Montenegro has made significant progress on the European path.
We encourage the authorities
to continue its reform efforts as it approaches the final stage towards EU integration.
@MickeySpajic
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