European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
08h30 – 9h00 Registration of participants
09h00 – 11h15 Inaugural session
Welcoming remarks by
- Oliver RÖPKE, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Aurel Laurenţiu PLOSCEANU, Vice-President of the EESC
- Maida GORČEVIĆ, Minister of European Affairs, Government of Montenegro (online)
Opening remarks by
- Decebal-Ștefăniță PADURE and Gordana ĐUROVIĆ, co chairs of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
Presentation of the new composition of the JCC in the current mandate
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Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2023 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report, overview of the developments within the Berlin process
- Michael MILLER, Head of Unit for Montenegro, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission (DG NEAR)
- H.E. Petar MARKOVIĆ, Ambassador and Head of Mission of Montenegro to the European Union
Debate
11h00 – 11h15 Coffee break
11h15 – 13h00 Cluster 1: The Fundamentals of the Accession Process – state of play of remaining unmet obligations, with a specific focus on Public Administration Reform (PAR)
Presentation of the reports:
- Maja HANDJISKA TRENDAFILOVA, Director of Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA)
- Marko SOŠIĆ, Researcher, Institute Alternative: Western Balkan Enablers for Reforming Public Administrations (WeBER 3.0) (online)
- Pavle D. RADOVANOVIĆ, member of the JCC
- Cristian PÎRVULESCU, rapporteur of the EESC's own-initiative opinions SOC/725 Communicating fundamental rights and the rule of law and SOC/762 Civil society support and funding in the area of fundamental rights, the rule of law and democracy
Debate
13h00 – 14h30 Lunch break
14h30 – 16h00 Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue
- Marina VUJAČIĆ, member of the JCC
- Suzana RADULOVIĆ, member of the JCC
- Tatjana DŽUDOVIĆ, member of the JCC
- Tatiana ROMON, Montenegro Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission
- Ana MARIGUESA, Programme Manager Civil Society, Delegation of the EU in Montenegro (online)
Debate