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#Montenegro

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Dimitar Bechev
Dimitar Bechev

“Serbia, negotiating its accession since 2014, has not opened any new chapters since December 2019. Montenegro, the frontrunner, is now carrying out talks on all EU dossiers, but there is no end in sight for that country either. Then, there is North Macedonia, which has been blocked from launching membership negotiations by its neighbour Bulgaria over a dispute about history and language. Albania, another hopeful, is a collateral damage because it is bundled together with the Macedonians. Bosnia and Kosovo are even further behind in the queue. Kosovars are frustrated that despite meeting all technical conditions they are still denied visa-free travel to the Schengen zone, unlike those living in the rest of the Western Balkans as well as post-Soviet republics such as Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. Europe, it seems, is keeping the region at an arms-length, while continuing to occasionally pay lip service to demands for enlargement.”

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Europe’s Futures Fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna
21 Oct 2021 14 8
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Edi Rama
Edi Rama

“It has been a long process, but even more with the EBRD [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development], for reasons that it has not been easy to understand. Currently we need to connect Durres with Montenegro in the sense of railway, as it does not make sense. On the other hand, the conncection of Durres with Hani Hotit and Montenegro will promote trade. We look forward to working on the other Durres-Prishtina railway and then connecting with Nis, which brings investment in a wider regional network. I am not putting it on the priority table, but these three are priorities. Another segment is Durres-North Macedonia, which will be meaningful for the region. It will be more important in parallel with the work we have started for the New Port of Durres, which will be more dignified from an environmental point of view. This was in terms of railways and roads. Of course, we wish to be able to accompany the Durres-North Macedonia railway project with infrastructure projects, and we will overcome some obstacles in the current situation. The rest is about digital history, opening up a new horizon for young people. We have a lot of talented young people who need to be socialized through a comprehensive way of presenting themselves to the digital world.”

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Albanian Prime Minister
08 Oct 2021 9 6
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Reuf Bajrovic
Reuf Bajrovic

“Vucic [Aleksandar Vucic] is preparing to use military force in Kosovo and Bosnia when international circumstances change in his favour - such as when US troops withdraw from KFOR (the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo) or when Russia - Serbia's ally - decides to directly intervene in the region. Russia-trained mercenaries in Bosnia and Montenegro are an integral part of the Serbian military strategy for the region. It is a carbon copy of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's pre-invasion actions in Georgia and Ukraine. Vucic government officials have openly stated that Serbia will use military force in its neighbourhood, including a threat Vucic issued against NATO troops in Kosovo last week.”

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Co-chair of the US-Europe Alliance organisation
06 Oct 2021 13 6
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Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo
Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo

“I don't think that today we should consider that China represents a serious security challenge for the Balkans. At this moment, we see an increased interest in the area, an economic presence and investments in infrastructures (as in the case of Montenegro). Countries in the region need to be careful in non-compromising strategic interests, in making arrangements that are reasonable and that they can pay back. In general terms China is a competitor, in some cases, it may be a partner. It is a process and a relationship to be followed carefully and with due attention.”

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President of the NATO Defense College Foundation and former Deputy Secretary General and acting Secretary General of NATO
26 Jul 2021 2 3
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Belinda Balluku
Belinda Balluku

“The 'Blue Corridor', or the Adriatic-Ionian Corridor, traverses the entire Western Balkans which is washed by the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea, starting from Croatia to Greece. Albania has an important part of this corridor, so we started working last year, but due to the pandemic and financial problems created by the pandemic, this project was stopped for the time being, to continue very soon this year. Immediately in the fall we will once again start the race for the construction of the 'Blue Corridor', which will start from the entry point connecting Albania and Montenegro, from Murriqani and to the exit point connecting Albania with Greece, in Kakavija.”

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Albania Minister of Infrastructure and Energy
14 Jul 2021 9 2
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Bakir Izetbegovic
Bakir Izetbegovic

“Montenegrins and Montenegro, as well as all nations and states that belong to the civilized and democratic world, should certainly 'interfere in the issue of Srebrenica'. Any crime committed against innocent people, and especially genocide, concerns every just and truthful man in the world, every nation and every state.”

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Bosnian politician and President of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
21 Jun 2021 3 2
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Ana Paula Zacarias
Ana Paula Zacarias

“It is a key tool to promote democracy, rule of law and the respect for fundamental rights, which are also the main engines of economic development, social integration and the essential anchor for fostering regional reconciliation and stability. Maintaining and enhancing this policy is indispensable for the EU's credibility, for the EU's success and for the EU's influence in the region and beyond.”

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State Secretary for European Affairs of Portugal
11 May 2021 3 5
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Dragan Djukanovic
Dragan Djukanovic

“Serbia-Montenegro relations are not as good as was expected when there was a change of government at the end of August in Montenegro. They are not following the dynamics that could have been expected. For two neighbouring and in many ways very close countries, it is necessary to establish the clearest possible dynamics in meetings of high-ranking officials at state level. In the next period, there should be as many of these mutual visits as possible.”

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Head of the Belgrade-based NGO Center for Foreign Policy
23 Mar 2021 1 2
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Aleksandar Vucic
Aleksandar Vucic

“People ask why Ana [Brnabic] did not accept the invitation. If she’s going to Podgorica, who will be waiting for her at the airport? Is our ambassador waiting for her or not? Or did you [Montenegro] expel him, and you have not yet said whether you agree with the decision of [Montenegrin President] Milo Djukanovic who expelled him”

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Serbian president
25 Jan 2021 3 2
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Dobrica Veselinovic
Dobrica Veselinovic

“I see this huge potential in citizens. There are these blooming civil society movements in Serbia and the region that are connected and we are cooperating. On the other hand, there is a very harsh response from the governments to that. We are very keen to work with other actors in the region because it is a kind of domino effect. We saw the recent changes in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Political elites are communicating and learning from each other, so we also must learn more from each other in the future.”

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Serbian activist from Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own initiative
20 Nov 2020 4 5
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