Although recent polls have shown a decline in support for European integration, the commitment of the majority of Montenegrin citizens to Europe remains indisputable. Despite the fluctuations in support and the reasons for which they occur, the European Union is present in the life of Montenegro, and this is visible at every step, through infrastructure, agriculture and digitalization, but also through reforms that have created more stable conditions for investment and an opportunity to create new jobs.
“If we were full members of the EU, we would have a structural fund reform agenda every year.” – said Gordana Đurović, professor at the Faculty of Economics and former Minister of European Integration.
According to her, being part of the European bloc means that the citizens of Montenegro can buy, trade, produce and provide services in the European market much more easily and participate in its economic and financial flows.
Experts say that the prerequisite for all this would be security and stability. According to them, the country’s full membership in Europol, Eurojust and Frontex would be important.
“Membership in each of these European security institutions would first of all give Montenegro the possibility of unlimited access to databases, in investigations, the possibility of a greater degree of border control together with the EU, and this would in fact complete a whole package of security measures“- said Nikola Banićević, Doctor of Political Science, specializing in International Relations, adding that it would bring greater political stability, strengthen the fight against organized crime and also a more effective fight against corruption.
