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Public event: The rule of law challenges in Montenegro
29 May 2013 17:00
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The Deputy Prime Minister  of Montenegro, Mr Dushko Markovic, will give a speech on the rule of law challenges of Montenegro on its path towards EU membership at the Clingendael Institute on 29th May. The EU accession negotiations with Montenegro were opened in June 2012 and these will be the first negotiations under the renewed EU enlargement strategy, which has a stronger focus on strengthening the rule of law and democratic governance. In line with this new proces, the screening of the negotiations chapters on 'Judiciary and fundamental rights' and 'Justice, freedom and security' started this spring. Mr Dushko Markovic will reflect on the progress made so far and the possible difficulties in meeting the EU demands.


Programme

16h30: Coffee and tea

17h00: Welcome and introduction by Ron Ton, Director of Clingendael Academy
              Speech by the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Mr Dushko Markovic
              Open discussion
 
18h00: Drinks and networking possibility
 
For further information, please contact Zoran Nechev at [email protected] This is an open event. Please confirm your participation in advance by sending an e-mail to Mrs. Karin van Egmond, [email protected]