Kos on Independence Day: You will soon be contributing to EU history, together we are writing new chapters

You will soon be contributing to the history of the European Union. The next chapters of our shared history will be written together - Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said in a speech she will deliver tonight at the national event marking the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Montenegro’s independence, held at the Plantaže „Šipčanik“ vineyard near Podgorica.

The Commissioner will speak in Montenegrin and will emphasize, among other things, that Europe recognizes Montenegro’s achievements and what the country has built.

- Twenty years ago, you decided to write a new chapter in the long history of Montenegrin statehood - reads an excerpt from Marta Kos’s speech.

She stressed that Montenegro’s place in the European Union is now beginning to take shape.

- The drafting of Montenegro’s Accession Treaty has already begun. This is a clear recognition of your progress, as well as encouragement to accelerate the remaining reforms needed to complete your journey - Kos emphasized.

Just like independence, she added, membership in the European Union also comes with a promise of solidarity and shared responsibility.

- We want Montenegro to become part of this community bound together by a shared destiny. Not only because it will benefit Montenegro, but because Montenegro’s presence will strengthen Europe. In doing so, we will be one step closer to completing our Union - Kos said.