Strong support of Germany represents maybe the most powerful stimulus for Montenegro on its path to the European Union, as it brings a concrete assistance and cooperation between Berlin and Podgorica, writes Dnevne Novine daily.
This is often heard in the European and Montenegrin political scene, especially after the recent visit of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier.
“Germany appreciates Montenegro’s position of a leader in the European accession process and the reforms it has implemented. We want Montenegro to become the EU member state. We are supporting and will be supporting this process. There is only one chapter to be opened. You are making a good progress, “Minister Altmaier told in Podgorica.
It is well known that Germany has long been restrained when it comes to Montenegro, and that good news has not always arrived from Berlin. On the contrary. There was much more criticism and Montenegrin officials were rare guests of German leaders.
Things changed when German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel received Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković in Berlin on August 17 last year.
Minister Altmaier’s visit to Podgorica shed new light on Montenegro’s European path especially in this moment when some EU member states, e.g. France, strongly opposes further EU enlargement.
