Montenegro today closed two additional negotiating chapters at the Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg, bringing the total number of closed chapters in the accession process to sixteen.

On this occasion, Prime MinisterMilojko Spajićaddressed representatives of the EU Member States attending the Intergovernmental Conference.

The Prime Minister stressed that each chapter closure represents tangible proof that enlargement works when commitment, reforms, and political will come together.

For Montenegro, the accession process has never been merely a technical exercise in legal alignment. It is a transformative national project and a generational aspiration. It is about embracing European values and ensuring that our citizens enjoy the security, stability, and prosperity that come with EU membership, the Prime Minister stated.

With the closure of these two chapters, Montenegro remains fully committed to contributing to the project of a stronger, more competitive, and more prosperous Europe for all its citizens, he added.

Prime Minister Spajić welcomed the provisional closure of Chapter 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and Chapter 28 (Consumer and Health Protection).

These two chapters are very different, yet together they tell a powerful story about what European integration means for our citizens, he said, noting that Chapter 2 is about enabling citizens to move freely, work, and build their future across Europe while enjoying equal treatment, social security protection, and access to healthcare.

During his address, he highlighted that Chapter 28 is about protection and trust. Montenegro has adopted a modern consumer protection framework, enhanced product safety standards, strengthened market surveillance mechanisms, and reinforced the institutions responsible for safeguarding consumer rights.

Taken together, these chapters reflect the essence of the European social and economic model: freedom, opportunity, security, and protection.

With today’s closures, Montenegro has now provisionally closed three of the four chapters covering the European Union’s four fundamental freedoms. This also means that we have provisionally closed seven out of ten chapters within Cluster 2 – Internal Market, he stated.

However, he emphasized that closing chapters does not mark the end of reforms, but rather confirms that reforms are delivering results.

I am convinced that 2026 will be remembered as a turning point for European enlargement and as the year in which the European Union, following its last enlargement, finally reaffirmed the transformative power of its enlargement policy, Prime Minister Spajić concluded.

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