As the European Commission decided to approve the opening of the last negotiating chapter with Montenegro, prime minister, Mr Duško Marković, noted that this day is a great day for Montenegro, which has confirmed that it’s the most promising and closest to EU membership.
“We are very pleased to receive the news that the competent EC’s body has given the green light to open the last chapter 8 – Competition – in negotiations with the EU. We expect this to be formally confirmed tomorrow. This is a great day for Montenegro, which will thus become the first candidate country to open all negotiation chapters,” the Prime Minister said.
It is also a great recognition to the government and all the bodies for their hard work on the adoption and application of European standards and harmonization with European regulations.
“At the same time, it is a response to all those who tried to question the democratic and reform capacities of Montenegro.”
He recalled that our country has come a long and difficult way since the beginning of negotiations, having in mind the fact that a new approach focused on progress in Chapters 23 and 24 was applied to us for the first time, as well as certain challenges that followed the internal consolidation in the EU.
