20th Meeting of the EU Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee

On 20 March 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro convened the 20th Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in Podgorica. This platform, established between the EESC and Montenegrin civil society, provides a civil society perspective within the EU institutional framework related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Montenegro. The JCC enables civil society organisations from both sides to monitor Montenegro's accession negotiations, discuss common interests, and inform the public about the challenges during the accession period.

The main topics for the 20th EU-Montenegro JCC meeting were:

• Reform Agenda and Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and Agenda 2028
• Implementation of the Fundamentals Cluster
• Competitiveness of Montenegro and the EU in the context of the Draghi Report "The Future of European Competitiveness"
• Social Dialogue in Montenegro
• Overview of the Civil Society Situation in Montenegro

A joint declaration was adopted at the end of the meeting.

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