Montenegro, as well as the Western Balkans (WB), received last night a negative message from France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, who said that there’s no space for further EU enlargement, as even the existing 28 EU member states cannot agree on many issues.
Many people in MNE see this message as pretty uncomfortable, and the leader of the Liberal Party (LP), Mr Andrija Popović, is one of them. He believes the views of Macron push the Balkan states towards Russia and China that have a strong geopolitical interest to use Montenegro and the WB for their own interests.
“The EU itself is aware of the fact that Europe will be incomplete and extremely vulnerable without the WB countries and Montenegro, being the leader in the accession talks,” Mr Popović clarified for CdM.
Executive director of the Civic Alliance, Mr Boris Raonić, also has a clear position towards Macron’s message. He claims France’s views are well-known and already seen in all key moments, i.e. visa liberalization and opening negotiations.
“We must not be discouraged in implementing reforms, as they represent the core not only for the EU membership. Our goal is to have an organized state and everyone wishing it the best should act in that direction,” Mr Raonić told CdM.
