In part one of the 31st meeting, members of the Committee on European Integration considered multiple documents: Report on the course of European Integration of Montenegro for the period January - June 2014; Second Report on the realisation of obligations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the annual reporting table for the period September 2013 - September 2014; Third quarterly report on the overall activities in the process of integration of Montenegro into the European Union, for the period July - September 2014, as well as the First, Second and Third quarterly report on realization of obligations from the Montenegro Accession Programme to the EU for the period 2014-2018.

The reports were presented by State Secretary for European Integration and Chief Negotiator Mr Aleksandar Andrija Pejović. He highlighted the most important activities undertaken in the reporting periods, showing the level of implementation regarding the opening of negotiation chapters, realisation of obligations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and adoption of legislative and strategic acts in accordance with the dynamics envisaged in the Montenegro Accession Programme to the EU.

The Committee members noted that the Report on the course of European Integration of Montenegro for the period January - June 2014 was technical in character and agreed that, in view of the importance of this Report which would be considered at the plenary sitting, that the meeting should continue during the day, in order to adopt the Report with the Opinion of the Committee, which would be forwarded to the Parliament.

The Committee members were also informed on the Information on Bilateral Cooperation with the EU member states, presented by Director General for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Mr Željko Perović. The MPs were interested in functioning of the Provisional Delimitation Protocol with Croatia, progress in delimitation process with other neighbours, as well as mechanisms for strengthening of diplomatic and consular network, and co-location with diplomatic missions of the countries in the region.

In addition, the Committee adopted the Strategy of promotion of communication of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Montenegro with the citizens via the social network Twitter.

The meeting will be continued today, starting at 15:15.