Press Release: Council conclusions on Montenegro. General Affairs meeting, Luxembourg, 26 June 2012

The Council endorsed the Commission's assessment that Montenegro has achieved the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria, and in particular the political criteria set by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993, to start accession negotiations.
The Council adopted the general EU position, including the negotiating framework, with a view to the opening of accession negotiations with Montenegro.
The Council decided, subject to the endorsement by the European Council, that accession negotiations should be opened on 29 June 2012.

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