politics
March 17, 2026
Montenegro Closes Another Negotiating Chapter Today
Montenegro is expected to close another negotiating chapter today at the Intergovernmental Conference - Trans-European Transport Networks, bringing the total closed chapters to 14 out of 33.
TL;DR
- Montenegro is expected to close the Trans-European Transport Networks chapter today, making it the 14th of 33 chapters closed.
- The country aims for EU membership by 2028, a goal considered overly ambitious by analysts.
- A political crisis has emerged following the adoption of controversial laws on internal affairs and national security, which the EU deems non-compliant.
- President Jakov Milatović has opposed these laws, returning them for reconsideration.
- Progress in corruption and organized crime cases is slow, with few convictions, despite ongoing trials and detentions of former officials.
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