Programme

10:00–11:00 | Inaugural session

Welcoming remarks 

  • Séamus BOLAND, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Maida GORČEVIĆ, Minister of European Affairs, Government of Montenegro

Opening remarks 

  • Danko RELIĆ and Gordana ĐUROVIĆ, co‑chairs of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)

Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2025 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report

  • Ms Kirsi PEKURI Unit for Montenegro and BiH, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission (DG ENEST)

     

Debate

11:00–11:15 | Coffee break

11:15–12:15 | Reform Agenda (RA) for Montenegro and the implementation of the Growth plan for the Western Balkans

  • Monica DI MASSA, Unit for Montenegro and BiH, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission (DG ENEST)
  • Bojana BOŠKOVIĆ, State Secretary, Ministry of European Affairs of Montenegro
  • Gordana ĐUROVIĆ, member of the Reform and Growth Facility Monitoring Committee on behalf of NGOs for pillar 1
  • Vesna DAKOVIĆ, JCC observer (Business Associations)

Debate

12:15–13:00 | Montenegrin roadmap for fulfilment of the negotiation chapters’ closing benchmarks

  • Dobromir HRISTOV, Unit for Montenegro and BiH, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission (DG ENEST)
  • Granica PETRIĆ KOVAČEVIĆ, Ministry of European Affairs of Montenegro
  • Marina VUJAČIĆ, JCC member (CSOs)

Debate

13:00–14:30 | Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue

  • Kirsi PEKURI, Unit for Montenegro and BiH, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, European Commission (DG ENEST)
  • Dumitru FORNEA, JCC member, rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the importance of institutionalizing civic and social dialogue in EU candidate and partner
  • Rumica KOSTIĆ, JCC observer (Employers)
  • Tanja DŽUDOVIĆ, JCC member (Trade Unions)
  • Srdja KEKOVIĆ, JCC member (Trade Unions)
  • Pavle RADOVANOVIĆ, JCC member (Employers)

Debate

16:00–16:30 | Adoption of the Joint declaration

16:30 | End of meeting