MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro

MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 31 – Common Foreign and Security Policy Bilateral screening: Chapter 31 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, June 27 th 2013

Chapter 31: Foreign Security and Defence Policy Cooperation with Neighboring countries - Including Turkey - Tamara Mugoša Director of the Unit for neighboring countries Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration tamara. mugosa@mfa. gov. me MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign Security and Defence Policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBOURS (NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY) • Good-neighborhood policy is one of the crucial elements of foreign policy and constitutive element of European integration • Friend, mediator and messenger of good news in the Region • Upon accession of Croatia into the EU – leading position • Promoter of stronger cooperation in the Western Balkans ü Continuation of normalization of relations and reconciliation process ü Complete integration of Western Balkan countries into the 3 EU according to the benchmark system MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy RECOGNITIONS AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS Recognition after referrendum on Montenegrin independence: • Albania 12. 07. 2006. – diplomatic relations 1. 08. 2006. • Bosnia and Herzegovina 21. 06. 2006. – diplomatic relations 14. 09. 2006. • Croatia 12. 06. 2006. – dipl. relations 7. 07. 2006. • Macedonia 12. 06. 2006. – d. r. 14. 06 2006. • Serbia 15. 06. 2006 – d. r. 22. 06. 2006. Montenegro recognized the independence of the Republic of Kosovo 9. 10. 2008, diplomatic relations established on 4 15. 01. 2010. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH NEIGHBOURS • q • q § § q Official and working bilateral meetings of the highest state representatives since 2006: Incoming Albania: President 5, Prime Minister 1, President of Parliament 1, Minister of foreign affairs 3 Outgoing Montenegro: P 1, PM 1, PP 1, MFA 3 Incoming Bosnia and Herzegovina: Chairman of the Presidency 3, PM 1, PP 1, MFA 2 Outgoing Montenegro: P 1, PM 2, PP 2, MFA 1 Incoming Republic of Croatia: P 1, PM 2, PP 2, MFA 2 Outgoing Montenegro: P 2, PM 1, PP 3, MFA 1 Incoming Kosovo: MFA 1, Outgoing MNE: MFA 1 Incoming Macedonia: P 1, PM 1, PP 1, MFA 1 Outgoing Montenegro: P 2, PM 1, PP 1, MFA 2 5 Incoming Serbia: P 5, PM 3, PP 2, MFA 2 Outgoing Montenegro: P 2, PM 2, MFA 2 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH NEIGHBOURS Meetings on the sidelines – total number of meetings since 2006. Albania • 21 meetings on the sidelines since the beginning of 2008. Bosnia and Herzegovina • 12 meetings on the sidelines Croatia • 34 meetings on the sidelines since 2007. Kosovo • 10 meetings on the sidelines since 2009. Macedonia • 25 meetings on the sidelines Serbia • M O 32 meetings on the sidelines. Chapter 31: NTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union 6 Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy TREATIES ü Signed treaties since 2006: - Albania, 54 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, 37 - Croatia, 42 - Kosovo, 6 since 2009. - Macedonia, 42 - Serbia, 65 ü In procedure: - Albania 15, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14, Croatia 13, Kosovo 13, Macedonia 8, Serbia 11 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union 7 Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy OVERVIEW OF BILATERAL CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS OF MONTENEGRO WITH THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ü REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA - 19 Agreements ü BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - 33 Agreements ü REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - 31 Agreements ü REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - 31 Agreements ü REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - 34 Agreements 8 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Foreign, security and defence policy Chapter 17: MOST IMPORTANT JOINT COMMITTEES AND WORKING BODIES Albania • • Formation of Joint Montenegrin-Albanian Economic Committee - in procedure; Cooperation Agreement of two Chambers of Commerce, signed 29 May, 2009 Croatia • • • Intergovernmental Committee for demarcation with Croatia; Council of Economic Cooperation (first session held on 1 July, 2008); Joint Committee on property and other related issues (constitutive session held on December 2008, in Podgorica); Kosovo • • Joint board for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement on Readmission, created 23 July, 2012 (no meetings held up to this day); Radovan Zogovic, Forum of Kosovo-Montenegrin Friendship Forum, held from 3 - 4 June, 2013, in cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and 9 Ministries of Culture of two countries; MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy MOST IMPORTANT JOINT COMMITTEES AND WORKING BODIES 2 Macedonia • Council of Entrepreneurs of two Chambers of Commerce • Macedonian-Montenegrin Business Council – 2 sessions held Serbia • Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Trade Cooperation created 12 September 2012, first meeting to be held in July or October of 2013; 10 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy NEIGHBORS - POTENTIAL CHALLENGES - q ALBANIA - Authentic representation of Montenegrin minority in the Committee for Minorities of RA - Education and information in Montenegrin language in RA q Bosnia and Herzegovina - Border Agreement - Tran-boundary impacts of hydropower plants projects q CROATIA - Cape Oštro – Prevlaka q KOSOVO - Constitutional recognition of Montenegrin minority in Kosovo - Establishing the border between two countries - Sustainable repatriation of refugees q SERBIA - Delimitation MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union 11 Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy Cooperation with Italy • Very good, friendly relations whose content, to the largest extent, directly contributes to our EU integration aspirations; • Frequent political and expert meetings at all levels, and numerous bilateral agreements signed; • Examplary cooperation in the economic sphere, including investments and trade, and in the area of environmental protection; • Advanced cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs 12 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy Cooperation with Turkey • Montenegro and Turkey have good and friendly relations, without any open questions, and a mutual strategic goal - European integration, as well as intensive political contacts. • Relationship characterized by continuous high level meetings; • Good bilateral cooperation is especially developed in a field of security and of defense, within the framework of NATO, while the cooperation in economic fields is becoming more intensive; • Montenegro and Turkey signed 18 bilateral agreements, while 12 agreements are in the preparatory phase; • Montenegro and Turkey have good cooperation within regional and broader multilateral organizations; 13 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 17: Foreign, security and defence policy NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Ø WESTERN BALKAN SIX-G 6 Ø MEMORANDUM OF INTEGRATED APPROACH TO FUNDS OF REGIONAL IMPORTANCE Ø MEMORANDUM OF WB AND TURKEY– ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH CIVIL SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS 14 MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy MONTENEGRO AND REGIONAL COOPERATION Directorate General for Multilateral Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy MONTENEGRO AND REGIONAL COOPERATION Ø Strenghtening of regional cooperation is one of the main foreign policy priorities of Montenegro and one of the precondition for successful accession of Montenegro to EU and NATO. Ø Montenegro has established and is continuously improving regional cooperation as its constructive contribution to regional stability and as a best recommendation for Montenegro to achieve progress in EU and NATO integration. Ø It is a lasting priority of Montenegro to develop close ties and establish intensive political dialogue with all countries of the Region. Ø Taking an active role in regional initiatives contributes to strenghtening of Montenegro’s position at the European map, through continuous improvement of constructive regional dialogue and promotion of common values based on European principles and standards. Ø Through successful chairing adequate international promotion of Montenegro is also being carried out and its administrative, technical and logistic capacities are being built. Ø Montenegro shown its reddiness to bi an active player and initiator of various regional activities thus further strenghtening its role and recognisability in the Region and beyond. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy PRIORITIES ØTaking active part in the work of regional initiatives and organizations. ØParticipation in defining of program priorities and activities of regional initiatives in order to strenghten responsibility, transparency and competence at all levels. Ø Cooperation with Secretariats and countries that chair the regional organizations. ØIntensive cooperation and coordination with countries of the Region. ØDeepening of institutional dialogue with European Commission and other EU Institutions. ØImprovement of democratic values and harmonization of activities with EU standards. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy MEMBERSHIP IN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES ØFULL MEMBERSHIP in numerous Regional Organizations and Initiatives. ØMontenegro has a partner status for intersectoral dialogue in Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). ØMontenegro joined EU Strategy for Danube Region and takes an active part in its implementation. Ø Montenegro joined EU Strategy for Adriatic-Ionian Region and regularly participates at meetings of EU Maritime Strategy. ØMontenegro hosts two important regional initiatives: Secretariat of RCC Task Force for Culture and Society in Cetinje and Re. SPA in Danilovgrad. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy MONTENEGRIN CHAIRMANSHIPS Ø Since renewal of its independence, Montenegro chaired: A 5 (January-July 2011), SEECP (June 2010 -June 2011), AII (June 2010 -May 2011), CEI (January-December 2010), MAG RACVIAC (October 2009 -2010), Council of the Ministers of Culture (April 2009 -2010), CEFTA (January-December 2009), MARRI (April 2009 -2010), RAI (October 2007 -2009), SEEHN (2008) Ø Montenegro is chairing US –Adriatic Charter A 5 (July - December 2013) MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy RESULTS OF CHAIRMANSHIP CEI, SEECP, JII AND A 5 ØOrganization of 63 meetings (CEI: 21 meetings, AII 13 meetings, SEECP 23 meetings and A 5 5 meetings) ØHigh political participation level of heads of states/governments and ministers and final meetings, often for the first time in initiatives’ history, is viewed as an confirmation of regional cooperation and revitalisation of work of several initiatives, as well as an sign of respect towards Montenegrin position and recognizability of its work concerning regional and international cooperation. ØMontenegro has shown flexibility, openness and initiativeness through its chairmanships, and proved itself to be a good negotiator and conciliator concerning most sensitive matters, especially when taking into account that aforementioned initiatives feature various forms of membership and attitudes. ØAdoption of strategic and political documents concerning most important areas of mutual cooperation show that Montenegro keeps regional priority high on the list as well as involvement and readiness of Montenegro to concrete cooperation and improvement of overall regional dialogue. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy RESULTS OF CHAIRMANSHIP CEI, SEECP AND A 5 ØUnder auspices of CEI, Montenegro initiated and has been committed to preparation, adoption and implementation of the most important strategic document of the Initiative called Budva Recommendations for CEI Strenghtening, which made significant changes in political, structural and project dimension of work, as well as strenghtened functional line of cooperation with the EU. ØUnder auspices of AII Montenegro has worked on establishment and strenghtening of communication between Adriatic and Ionian countries and the EU, especially through initiation and work on preparation of EU Strategy for Adriatic and Ionian Region, which is a key mechanism for adoption of european values and progress in EU Integration. Montenegro, for the first time in the history of the Initiative, organized a meeting of the Council of Ministers of JJI with the European Commission in Bruxelles, May 23 rd 2011. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy RESULTS OF CHAIRMANSHIP CEI, SEECP AND A 5 ØUnder auspices of SEECP numerous significant strategic and political documents were adopted (SEECP Declaration, Annual Report of the Secretary General on SEE Regional Cooperation, Joint Statement of the Ministers of Defence, Budva Declaration on Strenghtening Regional Cooperation and Coordination in Fight Against Organized Crime in SEE, Joint Declaration of the Ministers of Justice and Internal Affairs for the Period 2012 -2013, followed by Action Plan, Declaration on Strenghtening of Regional Cooperation in Promoting Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Green Economy in SEE) ØUnder auspices of US-Adriatic Charter A 5, January – June 2011, numerous meetings and seminars were organized, at both political and military levels. Main realized activity was sending of joint regional team to Afghanistan, under auspices of ISAF, to support NATO training mission. Slovenia also joined A 5 which provided the Initiative with a full regional participation and cooperation. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy CHALLENGES ØImprovement of project cooperation ØBetter coordination of regional organizations to avoid overlaps ØStrenghtening cooperation based on regional initiatives with the aim of European and Euroatlantic integration of the Region ØImplementation of recommendations and declarations adopted during Montenegrin chairmanships ØCapacity building and strenghtening of coordination between competent institutions MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 31: Foreign Security and Defence Policy

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