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15 October 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 7-9 October 2026, four prominent EU think tanks carried out a study visit to Montenegro, which was aimed at assessing the final stages Montenegro’s EU accession process. Montenegro is considered the frontrunner in the EU enlargement process and expected to join as early as 2028. The visit was partially supported by the Open Society Institute \u2013 Sofia through the Think Tanks for the Future of EU Enlargement Program (TFEP). The trip was organized by DGAP in Berlin, Carnegie Europe, Jacques Delors Institute in Paris, and the Clingendael Institute in The Hague, and was implemented with the cooperation of the Institute for Sociopolitical Research – Analitico in Podgorica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The visiting group met with PrimeMinister Milojko Mickey Spajic, Speaker of Parliament Andrija Mandi\u0107, Deputy Prime Minister Filip Ivanovic, Chief Negotiator Predrag Zenovic, EU Ambassador Johann Sattler, diplomats, representatives of political parties and the civil society, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit will result in a joint policy brief with recommendations regarding Montenegro\u2019s EU accession process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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