European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
15th meeting of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee
09h30 – 11h15 Inaugural session
Opening remarks by Andrej ZORKO and Pavle D. RADOVANOVIĆ, co chairs of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations, including 2021 Montenegro Report
- H.E. Oana-Cristina POPA, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro (virtually)
- Petar MARKOVIĆ, Ambassador and Head of Mission of Montenegro to the European Union
- Zorka KORDIĆ, Montenegro's Chief Negotiator with the European Union (virtually)
- Stevo MUK, President of the Managing Board, Institute Alternative (IA) (virtually)
Debate
11h15 – 11h30 Coffee break
11h30 – 13h00 Revised enlargement methodology – Cluster 1: The Fundamentals of the Accession Process, with a special focus on Economic Criteria, Public procurement, Statistics and Financial Control and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Presentation of the reports:
- Srđa KEKOVIĆ, member of Montenegrin delegation to the EU-Montenegro JCC
- Gordana ĐUROVIĆ, member of Montenegrin delegation to the EU-Montenegro JCC (virtually)
- Antonio SANCHEZ PAREJA, Economic and financial desk officer for Montenegro, DG ECFIN, European Commission
- Krzysztof ZUREK, Montenegro Unit, DG NEAR
- EESC members on EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Violeta JELIĆ, Group I (REX/542 and REX/547)
- Andrej ZORKO, Group II (SOC/685, SOC/700)
- Ionuţ SIBIAN, Group III
Debate
13h00 – 14h30 Lunch break
14h30 – 15h30 Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro
- Gordana ĐUROVIĆ, member of Montenegrin delegation to the EU Montenegro JCC (virtually)
- Daliborka ULJAREVIĆ, Executive Director, Centre for Civic Education
- Tatiana ROMON, Montenegro Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission
- Ana MARIGUESA, Programme Manager Civil Society, Delegation of the EU in Montenegro (virtually)
Debate