Montenegro Is ‘Within Reach’ of Joining the EU by 2028, Von Der Leyen Says After Balkans Summit
EU leaders are seeking incentives to speed reforms, including privileged single-market access and observer status, as Montenegro hosts the summit.
- On Thursday, European Council President Antonio Costa toured the Western Balkans, calling enlargement a "geostrategic necessity for Europe" ahead of Friday's summit in Tivat, Montenegro.
- Brussels views expansion as vital to counter security and economic threats from Russia and China, prompting a Franco-German initiative to inject fresh "momentum" into accession processes.
- Montenegro, pursuing membership for 22 years with around 80% public support, describes itself as the "epicenter of Euro-optimism" and targets becoming the 28th European Union member by 2028.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed accelerated "associated membership" to incentivize Balkan nations and discourage partnerships with Russia and China, compensating for preferential treatment afforded to Ukraine.
- Chairman of Germany's parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, David McAllister, warned that "dangerous gray zones" risk emerging, while EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos recently flagged democratic "backsliding.
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The Prime Minister said today that Portugal supports the gradual integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union (EU) and the status of associate member for Ukraine, stating that the bloc needs these mechanisms if it is to be a global actor.In statements to journalists at the end of the summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) with their Western Balkan counterparts in the coastal city of Tivat, Montenegro, th…
Montenegro defended the proposals advocated by Germany for the gradual integration of the countries of the Western Balkans, which "miss Europe", and said that logic is "similar" to Ukraine.
Which country received the historical signal? Montenegro has every chance of becoming a full member of the European Union as early as 2028. This goal was recognized by both the country's leadership and top officials in Brussels as quite achievable. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to RTCG. Strategic goal and integration of the Western Balkans Following the Tivtu Summit, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission…
The Western Balkans have been waiting for the EU for years. Now, little Montenegro could end the deadlock.
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