The sixteenth meeting of the Committee on European Integration was marked by the discussion on the Proposal for the Resolution on Manner, Quality and Dynamics of the Integration Process of Montenegro to the European Union, submitted by Mr Ranko Krivokapić, the President of the Parliament, and the MP Srđan Milić.

As the proponent, the President of the Parliament of Montenegro said at the meeting that the proposed Resolution should reflect the measure of compromise, and that, as such, should be functional both in political and operative sense. He pointed out that the Proposal defined the stable position of the Parliament in negotiation process, relating to defining of authorisations belonging to the legislative body in accordance with the Constitution. He gave credit to the Working Group that worked on the previous Proposal for the Resolution and to the Committee on European Integration whose suggestions contributed to its quality.

The members of the Committee and the present representative of the proponent expressed consent with regard to the proposed text with the amendment relating to the procedure of providing opinion on negotiating positions of the Committee on European Integration,  

In continuation of the meeting, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration presented the Proposal for Montenegro Accession Programme to the EU. The Director General for European Integration Ms Snežana Radović with her team presented the said document and concluded that it represented a comprehensive plan of adopting regulations and their implementation in the following five years.

The Information on Bilateral Cooperation of Montenegro with the EU Member States was also presented at the meeting, by Mr Željko Perović, Director General at the Directorate General for Bilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The intensity and dynamics of bilateral relations of Montenegro with the EU member states were pointed out, as well as the possibilities of joint use of the embassy buildings with the countries in the region, which would significantly reduce the operational costs of diplomatic and consular missions.