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SUMMARY:30 in 2030? – Montenegro’s EU accession in sight: current state of play and the way forward
LOCATION:Brussels
DESCRIPTION:2025 has shown that enlargement is back on the EU agenda, with several candidate countries accelerating reforms and the EU Commission matching their efforts with renewed vigor. Montenegro has long been the frontrunner among the aspirants, having opened all negotiation chapters. During the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on 16th December 2025, the country is expected to provisionally close a further five chapters, raising the total to 12. Thus, the country is well on the way to meet the government’s target of closing all remaining chapters by 2026 and joining the EU by 2028. In parallel, the discussion has become increasingly entangled with questions of EU internal reform and the demand for safeguards preventing negative effects on the EU in case of backsliding of new member states. We will discuss these and other related issues during a seated lunch jointly organized with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) at the Europe Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Avenue de l’Yser 11, 1040 Brussels) on Tuesday, 16th December 2025, 13:00 – 15:00h.
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