EU Accession Timeline

Montenegro

2024

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The EU confirmed that Montenegro has met the interim benchmarks for chapters 23 and 24

2020

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Negotiation opened on chapter 8 competition policy and all chapters opened

2018

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Negotiation opened on two chapters
17- economic and monetary policy and 27- environment and climate change

2017

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Negotiation opened on 4 chapters
1 - free movement of goods, chapter 22 - regional policy, 2- freedom of movement for workers, 3- right of establishment and freedom to provide services
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Chapter 30 provisionally closed

2016

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Negotiations opened on 4 chapters
11 - agriculture and rural development, 19 - social policy and employment, 12 – food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy and 13 – fisheries

2015

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Negotiations opened on 6 chapters
16 – taxation, 30 – external relations, 9 – financial services and 21 – tens, 14 – transport policy and 15 – energy

2014

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Negotiations opened on 9 chapters
7 – intellectual property rights, 10 – information society and media, 4 – free movement of capitals, 31 – foreign, security and defence policy 32 – financial control, 18 – statistics, 28 – consumer and health protection, 29 – customs union, 33 – financial and budgetary provisions

2013

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Chapters on rule of law opened
23 – judiciary and fundamental rights, 24 – justice, freedom and security, 5 - public procurement, 6 - company law and chapter 20 - enterprise and industrial policy
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Chapter 26 education and culture provisionally closed

2012

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Accession negotiations with Montenegro start
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Accession conference and chapter 25 science and research provisionally closed

2010

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Council confirms candidate status

2008

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Submits formal application for EU membership