21st Meeting of the EU Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held its 21st Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) on 16 December 2025, at the EESC in Brussels, Belgium. 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 21th EU-Montenegro JCC meeting were:

• Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2025 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report
• Reform Agenda (RA) for Montenegro and the implementation of the Growth plan for the Western Balkans
• Montenegrin roadmap for fulfilment of the negotiation chapters’ closing benchmarks
• Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue

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

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