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Montenegro advances toward EU membership, closing two more chapters
🇩🇰 Denmark /Elections & Politics

Montenegro advances toward EU membership, closing two more chapters

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Montenegro received EU approval to close two more negotiation chapters on its path to membership.
  • This brings Montenegro's total closed chapters to 18, signifying progress in necessary reforms.
  • The country aims to become the 28th EU member by 2028, while Ukraine and Moldova also advanced in their accession talks.

Montenegro took another step toward European Union membership on Tuesday, receiving approval to close two additional negotiation chapters. This development signifies the country's successful implementation of required reforms on its journey to join the bloc.

Montenegro demonstrates its will to become an EU member. And we demonstrate that we are serious about the EU's enlargement, and that we keep our promises to the candidate countries.

— Thomas ByrneIreland's minister for EU affairs, commenting on Montenegro's progress towards EU membership.

With these two chapters closed, Montenegro has now opened and closed 18 out of the 35 chapters required for EU accession. This places the country more than halfway through its negotiation process. "Montenegro demonstrates its will to become an EU member. And we demonstrate that we are serious about the EU's enlargement, and that we keep our promises to the candidate countries," said Ireland's minister for EU affairs, Thomas Byrne.

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic reiterated the country's ambition to join the EU by 2028. "Our goal is well known. We want to be the 28th member state in 2028," Spajic stated, emphasizing the government's commitment to maintaining the pace of reforms to conclude the remaining chapters this year.

Our goal is well known. We want to be the 28th member state in 2028.

— Milojko SpajicMontenegrin Prime Minister, stating the country's target for EU accession.

Tuesday was a significant day for EU enlargement, dubbed "Super Tuesday" by EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, as accession conferences were held with four candidate countries simultaneously for the first time since 2002. Ukraine and Moldova also made progress, with both countries opening a sixth negotiation area related to foreign policy and defense cooperation. Albania also participated in a government conference, with plans to close new chapters, though it has a longer path to membership compared to Montenegro.

Ukraine and Moldova will get the sixth negotiation area opened, which deals with foreign relations and defense cooperation. Both countries will be able to contribute to Europe's security structure.

— Marta KosEU Commissioner for Enlargement, discussing the progress of Ukraine and Moldova in their accession talks.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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