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Montenegro Targets EU Membership by 2028, EU Drafts Treaty

5/21/2026

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Montenegro printed “28 by 28” on an airline plane to signal EU ambition.
President Jakov Milatovic said Montenegro will pursue EU membership by 2028, citing NATO entry in 2017 as a security guarantee, while marking 20 years of independence.
The European Union (EU) formed a working group to draft Montenegro’s accession treaty, will meet leaders in Tivat in early June, and requires the government to finish democratic and economic reforms.

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Montenegro printed “28 by 28” on an airline plane to signal EU ambition.
President Jakov Milatovic said Montenegro will pursue EU membership by 2028, citing NATO entry in 2017 as a security guarantee, while marking 20 years of independence.
The European Union (EU) formed a working group to draft Montenegro’s accession treaty, will meet leaders in Tivat in early June, and requires the government to finish democratic and economic reforms.