BRUSSELS – The European Union has adopted common positions regarding Chapters 23 and 24 in negotiations with Montenegro, confirming that the country has met the interim benchmarks in the area of the rule of law. At today’s EU-Montenegro intergovernmental conference, closing benchmarks for this area were adopted. Based on the current enlargement methodology, this step also means that Montenegro can now start closing other negotiating chapters.
Montenegro has become the first EU candidate country to receive a positive Interim Benchmark Assessment Report (IBAR). This step follows the recent green light from the EU Ambassadors,…
