Montenegro
KEY MILESTONES
Accession conference provisionally closing chapter 8 – Competition Policy and chapter 29 – Customs Union.
Accession conference provisionally closing chapter 2 – Freedom of movement for workers and chapter 28 – Consumer and health protection
Accession conference provisionally closing chapter 21 – Trans-European networks.
Accession conference provisionally closing chapter 32 – Financial control.
Accession conference provisionally closing chapters:
3 – Right of establishment and freedom to provide services
4 – Free movement of capital
6 – Company law
11 – Agriculture and rural development
13 – Fisheries.
Montenegro receives funds under the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans.
Montenegro receives funds under the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans.
Accession conference provisionally closing chapter 5 – Public procurement.
Accession conference provisionally closing chapters:
7 – Intellectual property law
10 – Information society and media
20 – Enterprise and industrial policy
Montenegro joins the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) schemes.
European Commission approves Montenegro’s Reform Agenda.
Accession conference confirming Montenegro meets the interim benchmarks set for chapters:
23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights
24 – Justice, Freedom and Security
Deepening the political dialogue between the EU member states and Montenegro.
Commission adopts an Economic & Investment Plan to support and bring the Western Balkans closer to the EU.
Negotiations are opened for all 33 negotiation chapters with chapter 8 – Competition policy.
Revised methodology
Revised methodology is presented by the Commission, aimed to drive forward the enlargement process with a stronger political steer and in a more credible, predictable, dynamic way.
Negotiations are opened on Chapter 27: Environment and climate change.
Negotiations are opened on Chapter 17: Economic and monetary policy.
The European Commission adopts its strategy for ‘A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans.’
Negotiations are opened on Chapter 2: Freedom of movement for workers and Chapter 3: Right of establishment and freedom to provide services.
Negotiations are opened on Chapter 1 – free movement of goods and Chapter 22 – regional policy and Negotiations are provisionally closed on Chapter 30
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 11 – Agriculture and rural development and Chapter 19 – Social policy and employment.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 12 – Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy and 13 – Fisheries.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 14 – Transport policy and 15 – Energy.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 9 – Financial services and 21 – TENs.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 16 – Taxation, 30 – External relations.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 18 – Statistics, 28 – Consumer and health protection, 29 – Customs Union, 33 – Financial and budgetary provisions.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 4 – Free movement of capitals, 31 – Foreign, security and defence policy 32 – Financial control.
Negotiations are opened on Chapters 7 – Intellectual property rights, 10 – Information society and media.
Negotiations are opened on the Rule of Law chapters:
Chapter 23 – Judiciary and fundamental rights and Chapter 24 – Justice, freedom and security. Negotiations are opened on Chapter 5: Public procurement, Chapter 6: Company law and Chapter 20: Enterprise and industrial policy.
Negotiations are provisionally closed on the first chapter: chapter 25 – Science and Research.
Accession negotiations with Montenegro are opened.
Council grants Montenegro the candidate status.
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) enters into force.
Visa requirement lifted for Montenegrins visiting the EU.
Montenegro applies for EU membership.
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters, visa facilitation and readmission enter into force.
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) signed in Luxembourg.
Council adopts European Partnership for Montenegro.
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