# Montenegro is approaching EU membership. Serbia may try to stop it

https://mins.news/en/item/39867

- euronews, 2026-09-01 06:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/montenegro-is-approaching-eu-membership-serbia-may-try-to-stop-it

> Montenegro is leading the EU accession race, but officials tell Euronews that Serbia may seek to derail the process to preserve Belgrade’s regional influence and avoid uncomfortable questions about its own progress.

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