- According to the OSCE/ODIHR, the Parliament of Montenegro is one of the most open parliaments for discussion on recommendations which should be incorporated in electoral legislation, and it would be good for all parliamentary parties, together with the NGO sector and academic community, to participate in improving it, in order to enter the election year 2020 with a satisfactory legislative solution, acceptable to all - pointed out President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović at his meeting with the European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Mr Johannes Hahn.
President Brajović also informed his interlocutor that, at the yesterday’s extraordinary session of the Parliament, they discussed the current developments in Montenegro, with a major part of the opposition in attendance, and that specific conclusions should be adopted only based on specific facts.
Commissioner Hahn pointed out the special role of the Parliament of Montenegro in the integration processes as well as the need for joint efforts at the national level, bearing in mind that there was a common view on the European perspective of our country. The Commissioner for Enlargement emphasised that the common goal - joining the EU - must be based on compromise, for which both the ruling majority and the opposition have their responsibility.
- The entire national team must participate in the game for the EU, and for the competition between teams there is a national championship - the European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Mr Johannes Hahn explained his view of the dialogue between the government and the opposition in a picturesque manner.
Ahead of the EP elections, President Brajović thanked Commissioner Hahn for his contribution to regional stability and well-intentioned approach to Montenegro, and voiced his expectation that in the new convocation of the European Commission there would be no changes in the enlargement policy and honouring the regatta principle.
The meeting was also attended by vice presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Branimir Gvozdenović and Mr Genci Nimanbegu, as well as chairpersons of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants and of the Committee on European Integration Mr Andrija Nikolić and Mr Slaven Radunović respectively.
