Montenegro in EU membership bid

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović will be submitting an application today for EU membership to French President Nikola Sarkozy.

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Monday, 15.12.2008.

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Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic will be submitting an application today for EU membership to French President Nikola Sarkozy. The move is seen as the beginning of the most important phase before Montenegro’s full EU membership. Montenegro in EU membership bid Even though Brussels suggested that the application be postponed because of problems within the EU, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen said that everything has been done with consultations with Brussels and EU member-states, firstly with France, which currently presides over the EU. Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic expects that Brussels will give its opinion on Montenegro’s request during the Czech Republic’s EU presidency, which begins in 2009. Vujanovic told reporters that Prague will be focused on the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU. Once Montenegro officially submits its application, the EU Council gives a mandate to the European Commission to give its stance on Montenegro’s membership demand. The European Commission will at that point be sending a questionnaire to potential candidate countries will 4,500 question which deal with all institutions and sectors. Based on the answers, the European Commission will report on the situation in the country which has applied. The potential candidate country has three months to send the answers to the questions. Afterwards, there will be a phase of several months, usually half a year; the European Commission is expected to give a positive answer on the countries demand for membership. After that, the European Union member-state leaders can formally give Montenegro the status of a candidate for membership.

Montenegro in EU membership bid

Even though Brussels suggested that the application be postponed because of problems within the EU, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Roćen said that everything has been done with consultations with Brussels and EU member-states, firstly with France, which currently presides over the EU.

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović expects that Brussels will give its opinion on Montenegro’s request during the Czech Republic’s EU presidency, which begins in 2009.

Vujanović told reporters that Prague will be focused on the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU.

Once Montenegro officially submits its application, the EU Council gives a mandate to the European Commission to give its stance on Montenegro’s membership demand.

The European Commission will at that point be sending a questionnaire to potential candidate countries will 4,500 question which deal with all institutions and sectors.

Based on the answers, the European Commission will report on the situation in the country which has applied.

The potential candidate country has three months to send the answers to the questions.

Afterwards, there will be a phase of several months, usually half a year; the European Commission is expected to give a positive answer on the countries demand for membership.

After that, the European Union member-state leaders can formally give Montenegro the status of a candidate for membership.

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