Montenegro, "after a stalemate, is
relaunching its path of rapprochement with the European Union."
That is what Andreina Marsella, Italy's ambassador to
Montenegro, underlined in connection with GeoAdriatico, an
international symposium taking place in Trieste on the topics of
diplomacy, economics, science, and religions, promoted by Cinzia
Vitale onlus.
During the panel dedicated to "Eastern Europe: the Italian
economy in support of integration and growth," Marsella
explained that "the process of rapprochement with the European
Union for long years was at a standstill and blocked, the
situation is no longer this because the country since the end of
October since the new government came into office, has taken a
remarkable momentum towards the EU. It has unblocked regulations
in the justice sector, which had been pending in some cases for
as long as 5-6 years, and it has done a lot of legislative
reform. We are waiting to know what the decision of the member
states will be: if everything goes as we hope, by the end of
June, the second intergovernmental conference should occur,
focusing on Montenegro, which should also certify on the part of
the member states precisely, this remarkable step forward of
Montenegro toward the next goals in terms of moving closer to
the European Union."
GeoAdriatico President Roberto Vitale then summarized the
second day of the symposium, "The so-called Balkan route,
necessarily known in recent years for human trafficking, is
spoken of here as a route of economic penetrability. But many
issues related to Eastern Europe and the Italian economy are
also addressed, particularly supporting the Balkan area."
Tomorrow, an in-depth discussion on climate change is
scheduled. It will also feature a report by Nobel Peace Prize
winner Lučka Kajfež Bogataj and a panel discussion on the
Adriatic as the center of gravity of an external policy vision
for the Mediterranean area.
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