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Following the referendum of 21 May 2006, which was conducted according to international standards and resulted in the victory of the pro-independence vote, the subsequent declaration of independence by the Montenegrin Parliament, as well as the reaction of the European Union at the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 12 June, Montenegro and the European Union are now in the process of establishing diplomatic relations.
The Commission intends to submit a proposal to the Council shortly, requesting authorisation to negotiate with Montenegro a Stabilisation and Association Agreement based on the negotiating directives of 3 October 2005, which concerned the former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
In the same context, I would like to inform the House that we shall present a modified negotiating mandate for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia. Both countries, Montenegro and Serbia, have a concrete European perspective, like the other countries of the western Balkans. Here the Stabilisation and Association Agreement is the first stepping stone, while the ultimate goal of this process is EU accession at a later stage, when each of the countries is able to fulfil the necessary conditions. This European perspective of the Western Balkans was confirmed by the European Council in the middle of last month.
The Commission will intensify its monitoring of developments in Montenegro, which will now have to face, on its own, all the responsibilities of its relationship with the European Union, including implementation of the European Partnership and the need to substantially strengthen its administrative and institutional capacity.
This autumn the Commission will issue a separate annual report for Montenegro, which will include specific recommendations for the way ahead in the country.
Montenegro, like other countries in the region, will benefit from assistance under the forthcoming pre-accession financial instrument as of 2007. Finally, the Commission intends shortly to open an office in Montenegro, which will be responsible for dialogue with the authorities and with civil society, the monitoring of reforms and the implementation of the financial instrument for pre-accession."@en1
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