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For the 14th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). ge on the challenges ahead during the accession period.

This 14th JCC tackled issues such as:

For the 12^th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). 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.

This 12^th JCC was held in Brussels and tackled the following issues:

This 10^th JCC was held in Brussels and it tackled the following issues:

• The current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations and the accession process
• The digitalization as a tool for social and economic development
• Public administration reform
• Overview of the civil society in Montenegro
• State of the media sector in Montenegro
• The Joint Declaration from the meeting was adopted