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Stabilisation and Association Process – SAP

The Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) is the European Union’s policy towards the Western Balkans, established with the aim of eventual EU membership. Western Balkan countries are involved in a progressive partnership with a view of stabilising the region and establishing a free-trade area. The SAP sets out common political and economic goals although progress evaluation is based on countries’ own merits. The SAP was launched in June 1999 and strengthened at the Thessaloniki Summit in June 2003 taking over elements of the accession process. It rests on:

• Contractual relationships (bilateral Stabilisation and Association agreements);
• Trade relations (autonomous trade measures);
• Financial assistance (the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance – IPA);
• Regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations.

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Novaković Đurović:  Montenegro has improved the environment, traffic, energy, and regional policy

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Montenegro continues to improve the situation in the areas of environment, climate change, transport, energy, and regional policy. However, there is still a lot...

Montenegro continues with good results in the field of Competition and Internal Market

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Montenegro continued with the implementation of reforms and, thanks to good results, recorded significant progress in the chapters related to the areas of competition...

Twenty-third issue of Newsletter of the European Integration Office

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The twenty-third issue of the Newsletter of the European Integration Office presents the most important events and activities in EU accession process during the...

8.57 million euros of EU support for cross-border cooperation between Montenegro and Kosovo

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Montenegro and Kosovo are successfully cooperating thanks to the IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Program, within which a total of 23 projects worth 8.57 million euros...

Completing the Constitutional Court is important for speeding up the path to the EU

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The common expectation of Montenegro and the EU member states is that, after the election of the judges of the Constitutional Court, the dynamics...