Since the formation of the 44th Government, Montenegro's membership in the European Union (EU) has again been a priority goal of the state, said Minister of Justice Andrej Milović, adding that they have an ambitious agenda when it comes to fulfilling all obligations from the negotiation process.
At the international conference "The Future of EU Enlargement", which is being held today and tomorrow in Zagreb, he said that without the full integration of Montenegro and other countries of the Western Balkans into the EU, there is no stability and progress in that region.
"But neither progress nor future for the EU, if its strategic goal is the economic and political integration of the entire area of Europe and the creation of a solid community of European states," Milović added.
As announced by the Ministry of Justice, Milović said that the full membership of Montenegro in the EU since the formation of the 44th Government is again a priority goal of the state, and a commitment that has no alternative.
"The new government has a very ambitious agenda when it comes to fulfilling all the obligations from the negotiation process," Milović pointed out.
He said that Montenegro has de facto advanced the farthest in the process of negotiations with the EU, which is confirmed by the signals they receive from important partner addresses.
"That is why we believe that we deserve full support on the way to European integration, both from our closest neighbor from the EU - Croatia, which supports the fundamental principle of individual merit, and from other members of the Union," Milović said.
The Ministry of Justice said that, when it comes to judicial reform, they are working on amendments to more than ten laws and codes.
They pointed out as the most significant changes to the law on the Judicial Council and judges, on the State Prosecutor's Office, on the Special State Prosecutor's Office, on the prevention of corruption, and on confiscation of property benefits acquired through criminal activity.
"The Ministry of Justice is actively working on the establishment of a Special Court for the fight against organized crime, high corruption, money laundering and war crimes, which has received the understanding and special praise of our partners," the announcement says.
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