Montenegro’s Integration Perspective in a Time of Crisis

Abstract

The fifth enlargement (10+2) was a milestone in the
unification of Europe, fifteen years after the Cold War was over.
It has brought greater economic prosperity for all the citizens in
the EU, and it made Europe a stronger player in the global
economy, by deepening of economic integration and encouraging
of competitiveness. Having in mind economic and political
achievements of the fifth enlargement, countries in the Region,
that are knocking on the door of joint European home, including
Montenegro, have defined accession process to the EU as their
strategic priority, „Europeanization“ as an engine of all reform
processes and positive changes in the society, expecting, at the
same time, that future Brussels enlargement policy will be
equally encouraging and open for new Member States.