President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Mecola and Prime Minister Milojko Spajić discussed the idea of establishing a regional representative office of the EP in the Western Balkans. Spajić emphasized Montenegro's interest in being the seat of the eventual representative office and presented numerous arguments why it is a good decision, Spajić's office announced.
The European Parliament (EP) will always be with Montenegro, to provide support in the democratic flywheels that were made in the previous period, Mecola pointed out.
As stated, Mecola congratulated Montenegro on the great reform achievement and underlined that it was the success of the Government and the Assembly.
The President of the European Parliament announced her visit to Montenegro and the region.
"During the meeting, it was stated that obtaining the final benchmarks in the area of the rule of law is a great result for Montenegro's European path. It was emphasized that the enlargement process is the strongest geopolitical tool that the European Union has, and Mecola emphasized that the European Parliament will be a great support for Montenegro in at every step. Special attention is paid to the need to strengthen the ties between the European and candidate countries' parliaments, as this is the path to strengthening democracy and affirming parliamentary diplomacy in the EU accession process," the announcement reads.
"The meeting was also attended by the Minister of European Affairs, Maida Gorčević, the head of the Montenegrin mission in Brussels, Petar Marković, and the head of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Branko Krvavac," it concludes.
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