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Montenegro rejects ‘second-class’ EU membership as it eyes 2028 accession

EuroNews3 November 2026, 16:57 UTCMontenegro

Montenegro’s EU Minister Maida Gorčević told the Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels that its negotiating chapters could close this year, with accession following in 2028. She rejected second-class membership and pledged to resolve disputes with Croatia.

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