EU welcomes Montenegro's progress in the accession process

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JUN 26 - "Montenegro has met the provisional benchmarks in the area of ;;the rule of law" and can now "start closing the chapters," said the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, at the end of the 16th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro.
    Prime Minister Milojko Spajić described it as a "historic moment for Montenegro and the European Union. " "It has been 11 years since the provisional parameters were first announced in 2013.
    We had a long period of stop, but fortunately, in the last seven months, we have accelerated all processes," achieving results comparable to those achieved in the previous seven years," he added, hoping for his country to "become the 28th member state by 2028." (ANSA).