Programme

08:30–9:00 | Registration of participants

09:00–10:15 | Inaugural session

Opening remarks by Srđa KEKOVIĆ and Danko RELIĆ, co chairs of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)

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Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations, including:

˗           Reform Agenda and Growth Plan for the Western Balkans

˗           Implementation of the Fundamentals Cluster

˗           preparations for the EU-Western Balkans Summit to be held in June 2026 in Montenegro

  • Maida GORČEVIĆ, Minister of European Affairs in the Government of Montenegro 
  • Riccardo SERRI, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro 
  • Dejan MILOVAC, Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector – MANS
  • Dragana JAĆIMOVIĆ, Institut Alternativa
  • Vesna DAKOVIĆ, JCC MNE, Business Associations

Debate

10:15–10:30 | Coffee break

10:30–12:00 | Chapter 19 - Social Policy and Employment (including social dialogue)

  • Naida NIŠIĆ, Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Dialogue of Montenegro
  • Marko ĆIPOVIĆ, Negotiator for Chapter 19 of the accession negotiations with the EU
  • Ivana MIHAJLOVIĆ, Trade Unions 
  • Rumica KOSTIĆ, JCC MNE, Business Associations
  • Tatjana DŽUDOVIĆ, JCC MNE, Trade Unions
  • Marina VUJAČIĆ, JCC MNE, CSOs 
  • Dumitru FORNEA, JCC EU, Trade Unions

Debate

12.00–13:00 | Coordination of Structural Instruments and preparations for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

  • Bojan VUJOVIĆ, Director General for European Affairs, Ministry of European Affairs, Negotiator for Chapter 22 of the accession negotiations with the EU
  • Melanie BRIDE, Programme Manager for Cross-Border Cooperation and Horizontal Issues Delegation of the EU to Montenegro
  • Monika PANAYOTOVA, JCC EU, on Global Europe and Agora/Justice programmes

Debate

13:00–14:30 | Lunch break

14:30–16:00 | Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro

  • Liselotte ISAKSSON, Deputy Head of Cooperation Section at the Delegation of the EU to Montenegro
  • Zorana MARKOVIĆ, JCC MNE, CSOs
  • Daliborka ULJAREVIĆ, Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO)
  • Kristina MIHAILOVIĆ, NGO Parents

Debate

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

16:30 | End of meeting

 

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