General documents - 17th EU-Montenegro SAPC meeting, Strasbourg, 13 March 2019 - Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

The European Union‑Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) held its 17th meeting in Strasbourg on 13 March 2019, under the co-chairmanship of Mr David MARTIN, Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation to the EU-Montenegro SAPC and of Mr Ivan BRAJOVIĆ, President of the Parliament of Montenegro. It held an exchange of views with:

• Mr Aleksandar DRLJEVIĆ, Chief Negotiator for Montenegro's accession to the European Union, on behalf of Government of Montenegro
• Mr Thomas HAGLEITNER, Head of Unit for Montenegro in the DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, on behalf of the European Commission
• Ms Gabriela CIOT, State Secretary for European Union, on behalf of the Romanian Presidency
• Ms Maura CLUNE, Alternate Chair of the Council Working Party on the Western Balkans Region, on behalf of the European External Action Service
  

The Committee addressed the following subjects:

• State of play of the accession negotiations, progress in rule of law and media freedom and EU-Montenegro relations, in the presence of representatives of the Montenegrin Government, the Presidency-in-Office of the Council of the EU and the European Commission;
• Activities of the Committee on Further Reform of Electoral and Other Legislation;
• Sustainability and challenges of economic and fiscal reforms.