The European Union (EU) welcomes the constitution of Montenegro’s new parliament and the formation of its government. We expect them to swiftly demonstrate their capacity and commitment to deliver on EU accession-related reforms in shortest possible timeframe, says the European Commission spokesperson, Peter Stano.
“We also expect Montenegro’s unbroken record of full alignment with EU foreign and security policy to be maintained,” he notes.
They encourage all Montenegro’s political stakeholders to focus on building consensus on the priority actions required to advance Montenegro on its EU path, most notably in the area of Rule of Law to fulfil the interim benchmarks under Chapters 23 and 24, in particular on key judiciary appointments and long overdue EU reforms.
“The EU values Montenegro’s commitment to its strategic path towards EU membership, which is the wish of an overwhelming majority of Montenegro’s citizens,” Mr Stano points out.
