{"id":84081,"date":"2026-04-22T18:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84081"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:41:04","slug":"montenegro-closer-to-the-eu-kos-member-states-begin-accession-treaty-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/montenegro-closer-to-the-eu-kos-member-states-begin-accession-treaty-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMontenegro closer to the EU,\u201d Kos: Member states begin accession treaty procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Union Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos<\/span><\/span>, announced in a post on X<\/span><\/span> that Montenegro<\/span><\/span> is very close to joining the European Union<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

In her post, Kos emphasized that Member States have decided to begin drafting Montenegro\u2019s Accession Treaty to the EU, a process which, according to her, is accelerating reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cMontenegro\u2019s place within the EU is now taking shape. Today, Member States decided to begin drafting Montenegro\u2019s EU Accession Treaty. This is a major step on the path to EU membership, a clear recognition of Montenegro\u2019s progress and an encouragement to accelerate reforms.<\/p>\n

It also provides an opportunity to draw lessons from past enlargements and to incorporate new and stronger safeguards into future accession treaties to prevent backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental values,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Union Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, announced in a post on X that Montenegro is very close to joining the European Union. 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