# Montenegro rejects ‘second-class’ EU membership as it targets 2028 accession

https://mins.news/en/item/127527

- euronews, 2026-11-03 16:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/montenegro-rejects-second-class-eu-membership-as-it-eyes-2028-accession

> Montenegro’s EU Minister Maida Gorčević said at the Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels that the country could close its negotiating chapters this year and join the bloc in 2028. She rejected second-class membership and pledged to resolve disputes with Croatia.

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