Accession of Montenegro to NATO

Montenegro citizens' support for NATO integration has increased

Montenegro, Turkey strengthen military ties

Military co-operation between Turkey and Montenegro will benefit Podgorica's NATO bid, officials say.

A new five-year military agreement between Montenegro and Turkey will involve joint training of troops and will be important for the Montenegro army and the country's NATO bid, officials and experts said.

The Montenegrin government has proposed emergency amendments to the law governing the National Security Agency, ANB, to establish a security system to meet NATO standards and improve the way in which the country treats classified information.

NATO on Friday agreed to open intensified talks on Montenegro's candidacy and will assess by the end of 2015 whether to invite Montenegro to join the Western military alliance.

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The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic mustered enough votes in parliament to push through a bill that will closen ties to NATO.

With the backing of the ruling coalition and part of the opposition, a majority of MPs in Montenegro adopted a law on the status of NATO forces on Wednesday.

NATO secretary-general Andres Fogh Rasmussen announced after ministerial meetings in Brussels on Wednesday that Montenegro would not be invited to join at a summit in September.

“On Montenegro, we will open intensified and focused talks, and we will assess at the latest by the end of 2015 whether to invite Montenegro to join the alliance,” Rasmussen said.

"Montenegro could become legitimate target"

PODGORICA -- Russian State Duma Deputy Mikhail Degtyarev has threatened that Montenegro could be targeted by Russian missiles if that country joined NATO.

NGOs in Montenegro advocate NATO integration

Organisations are supporting programmes to improve citizens' knowledge and awareness of Euro-Atlantic accession.

Hundreds of students have attended the Regional Euro-Atlantic Camp since it opened in 2008. [Regional Euro-Atlantic Camp]

Montenegro denies conducting anti-Russian policy

PODGORICA -- The Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as "inappropriate" and "arbitrary" the criticism the country received from the Russian Federation.

Germany "won't obstruct Montenegro's accession to NATO"

PODGORICA -- Germany will not obstruct Montenegro's accession to NATO and will evaluate reforms conducted in that country when it decides on giving it the green light.

This is what German Ambassador to Montenegro, Pius Fischer, told the Podogrica-based Atlas TV.