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Avis sur la Proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil concernant certaines procédures d'application de l'accord de stabilisation et d'association entre les Communautés européennes et leurs États membres, d'une part, et la République du Monténégro, d'autre part (texte codifié)
Download — Accord de stabilisation et d'association entre les Communautés européennes et leurs États membres et la République du Monténégro
Cet avis d'initiative s'appuiera sur l'expérience de terrain des acteurs non étatiques (société civile, entreprises et organisations syndicales) associés aux négociations d'adhésion entre la Croatie et l'UE au cours de la période 2005-2011, ainsi que sur l'expérience des membres du CESE qui ont participé aux travaux de comités consultatifs mixtes (CCM) avec des pays candidats à l'adhésion au cours des sept dernières années (Croatie, ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine, Turquie et Monténégro), ainsi que celle du comité des suivi "Balkans occidentaux".
Download — Améliorer la transparence et le caractère ouvert des négociations d'adhésion à l'Union européenne"
Le 1er mars dernier, des membres du Comité économique et social européen (CESE) et des représentants de la société civile organisée du Monténégro ont tenu la 14e réunion du comité consultatif mixte UE-Monténégro (CCM), qui s’est déroulée en ligne. Les membres du CCM ont adopté une déclaration conjointe dans laquelle ils exhortent l’Union européenne à venir en aide au Monténégro pour faire face aux conséquences désastreuses de la pandémie de COVID-19 dans ce pays.
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.
Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life
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The 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum took place in Montenegro on 13-14 May 2024. The forum was hold in Montenegro to encourage the country to fulfil its ambition of becoming the next EU member state by 2028 and to serve as a positive example for the rest of the region. This event will represent a significant contribution from organised civil society to the European Commission's 2025 Enlargement Package.
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.
For the 19th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in at the EESC in Brussels on 27 November 2024. The JCC is a civil society platform established between the EESC and Montenegrin civil society. It complements with a civil society point of view the EU institutional framework related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Montenegro. This joint institution allows civil society organisations on both sides to monitor the country's accession negotiations. It is also a platform to discuss issues of common interest and to inform the public at large on the challenges ahead during the accession period.
Main topics of the 19th meeting of the EU-Montenegro JCC were:
Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2024 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report, overview of the developments within the Berlin process
Reform Agenda (RA) for Montenegro and the implementation of the New growth plan for the Western Balkans
Montenegrin roadmap for fulfillment of the negotiation chapters’ closing benchmarks after the IBAR
Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue