The Ministry of European Affairs, with financial support from the European Union through the EU4ME project, is announcing a call for the best journalistic stories on negotiation chapters in Montenegro’s EU accession process. The call is organized within the “28to28” campaign, which aims to bring closer to the public the importance of closing negotiation chapters and achieving full readiness for membership in the European Union.
Eligibility
The call is open to journalists from all Montenegrin media outlets – television, radio stations, print media, and online portals – regardless of whether they are local or national, or of their ownership structure.
Topics
Journalistic stories should cover one or more of the following negotiation chapters, through concrete examples, interviews, analyses, and stories that help citizens understand the importance of closing chapters and the benefits this process brings to individuals as well as to society as a whole:
- Chapter 7 – Intellectual Property Law (copyright protection, support for innovation and creative industries)
- Chapter 10 – Information Society and Media (development of digital infrastructure, online safety, better accessibility of media content)
- Chapter 20 – Entrepreneurship and Industrial Policy (support for entrepreneurs, easier business registration, strengthening the industrial sector)
- Chapter 5 – Public Procurement (implementation of electronic public procurement)
Format and Submission
Stories may be submitted in video, audio, or text format and must be published in the media outlet where the author works during the call period: from 22 April to 6 June 2025, by 1:00 p.m.
Published stories should be sent by email to andjela.pantovic@mep.gov.me with the subject line:
“Application for the Call for the Best Story on Montenegro’s European Integration.”
TV and radio stories may be submitted via WeTransfer or as a link; portal stories should be submitted as a link; and newspaper stories as a formatted text.
The email should include the following information:
- Author’s first and last name
- Brief information about the media outlet
- Explanation of the motivation for choosing the topic
Awards
An expert jury will select three best stories that meet professional standards, relevance, and originality. The winning entries will receive the following awards:
- First Prize: €500
- Second Prize: €400
- Third Prize: €300
For additional information, please contact andjela.pantovic@mep.gov.me or call +382 67 232 992.