Welcoming President Milatović, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “This is Europe’s enlargement moment, and Montenegro is leading the way. Enlargement is not an act of charity – it is an investment in a stronger, safer and more prosperous Europe.”

Addressing MEPs, President Milatović said that we are in a historic moment, not only for Montenegro but also for the EU’s enlargement policy. He urged the EU to demonstrate that reforms, democratic development and strategic consistency have their rightful place within the European project.

Milatović assured MEPs that Montenegro is ready to contribute to European policies, to “bind its future to the common European future”, and to become the 28th member state of the European Union.

Highlighting Montenegro’s opening of all 33 negotiating chapters and provisional closure of 16, and noting that the Council has already begun work on the draft accession treaty, Milatović acknowledged that “there is still work…