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EU Steps Up Cyber Defense Amid Montenegro's Membership Struggles

10/17/2025

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Moldova, an EU candidate country, is experiencing significant Kremlin interference, leading the EU to deploy cybersecurity experts to counter disinformation.
Montenegro, also an EU candidate since 2008, has closed seven of 33 accession chapters and aims to close five more by December 2023.
Montenegro faces challenges from pro-Serb parties and skepticism within the EU regarding enlargement.
The upcoming European Council summit will not address Montenegro's membership, despite French President Emmanuel Macron's previous calls for EU reform.
Montenegrin official Milatovic stated that Macron privately supports Montenegro's EU accession.

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Moldova, an EU candidate country, is experiencing significant Kremlin interference, leading the EU to deploy cybersecurity experts to counter disinformation.
Montenegro, also an EU candidate since 2008, has closed seven of 33 accession chapters and aims to close five more by December 2023.
Montenegro faces challenges from pro-Serb parties and skepticism within the EU regarding enlargement.
The upcoming European Council summit will not address Montenegro's membership, despite French President Emmanuel Macron's previous calls for EU reform.
Montenegrin official Milatovic stated that Macron privately supports Montenegro's EU accession.