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Pays multiethnique, le Monténégro est composé de Monténégrins (43 %), de Serbes (32 %), de Bosniaques (7,8 %) et d'Albanais (5 %). Lors du référendum de mai 2006, 55,5 % des électeurs se sont prononcés en faveur de l'indépendance. Des enquêtes d’opinion montrent que près de 80 % des Monténégrins sont favorables à l’adhésion à l’Union. Le 2 avril 2023, après avoir obtenu 59 % des voix lors du second tour de l'élection présidentielle, l'ancien ministre de l'économie du Monténégro, Jakov Milatović, ...

Le Monténégro a déposé sa demande d’adhésion à l’Union en 2008 et les négociations d’adhésion ont commencé en juin 2012. Le pays a ouvert l’ensemble des 33 chapitres de négociation, dont trois sont aujourd’hui provisoirement clos. Des enquêtes d’opinion montrent que 75 % des Monténégrins sont favorables à l’adhésion à l’Union. Le Parlement devrait débattre du rapport annuel 2021 de la Commission européenne concernant le Monténégro lors de sa session plénière de juin II.

The European Commission report on Montenegro, published in April 2018, makes a positive evaluation of the country's progress, with Montenegro leading the EU accession process in the Western Balkans. However, although Montenegro has been a stable country, on good terms with its neighbours for many years, the internal political situation has deteriorated over the past two years following a coup attempt in 2016. Parliament is due to vote a resolution on the report in plenary in November.

With most negotiation chapters open and a likely candidate to meet the 2025 accession date suggested by the European Commission's new 2018 enlargement strategy, Montenegro is in a leading position on its path towards EU accession, compared to the other five aspirants from the Western Balkans. In June 2017, the country also joined NATO, achieving another strategic foreign policy priority. Despite these favourable developments, Montenegro has a lot of work ahead in order to reach EU standards in areas ...

The first EU-Western Balkans Summit in a decade and a half takes place in Sofia in May 2018, under the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council. That is just one indicator of the EU's renewed engagement with the six countries of the region, with the Commission's February 2018 enlargement strategy reaffirming their perspective of joining the Union. This infographic, one of a series produced by EPRS in cooperation with Globalstat, offers an overview of the main economic and trade data – in particular on ...

Media freedom, a core EU value and a cornerstone of democracy, is a priority reform area in the Western Balkans' EU accession agenda. Yet, despite a certain level of preparedness and a broadly developed legal framework, aspirant countries keep facing systemic shortcomings that require long-term sustained efforts. These efforts have stalled in recent years, resulting in a 'no progress' situation.

In March 2017, the European Parliament is due to vote on a motion for a resolution on the Commission's 2016 enlargement report on Montenegro. With most EU negotiation chapters opened, and about to become a NATO member, Montenegro remains in the lead in the region in terms of Euro-Atlantic integration. Although a stable performer, the country needs to press on with implementing and improving the efficiency of reforms in key areas.

In November 2016, the European Commission presented its annual enlargement package, consisting of a communication that takes stock of the implementation of the 2015 multiannual strategy and a set of reports on the Western Balkan countries and on Turkey in their capacity of candidates or potential candidates for EU membership. Since 2015, the Commission has been applying a new reporting methodology aimed at enhanced transparency and comparability among the aspirant countries. In 2016, it shifted the ...

On 11 July 2016, Montenegro's President Filip Vujanović announced that the next parliamentary elections would be held on 16 October. They would be the tenth such elections since the introduction of the multiparty system in Montenegro and the fourth since the country regained independence in 2006. Unlike the 2012 elections, those of 2016 will be held in a polarised political context following a series of events that have shaken up the political dynamics since late 2015. For the first time in almost ...

In May 2016, Montenegro signed its accession protocol with NATO, entering the final phase of becoming its 29th member. Although joining NATO has long been a strategic priority for the Montenegrin government, the issue is far from uncontroversial. Low public support in the country and the threat of Russian counter-measures remain major challenges to be addressed.