AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEU Accession: Brussels is due to publish its enlargement review on Nov. 4, with a reform roadmap for Montenegro, a frontrunner expected to close all negotiation chapters by the end of 2026. New EU safeguards for future members could also be tested first on Montenegro. Coal Transition: Montenegro’s Pljevlja power plant still faces a possible Energy Community finding for exceeding its 20,000-hour operating limit; the case remains open despite a major environmental upgrade. Marine Protection: Montenegro backed a proposal to extend the Mediterranean and Black Sea deep-sea trawling ban to 800 metres, but the measure was blocked by EU opposition led by Italy and Spain. Biodiversity: Montenegro is among nine countries set to receive projects from China’s Kunming Biodiversity Fund, with the latest batch worth about $4.5 million in total. River Protection: Residents of Donja Bukovica have defended the Bukovica River from a proposed diversion into a pipe, highlighting local resistance to small hydropower projects.
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