General documents - 19th EU-Montenegro SAPC meeting, 3 June 2021, remote - Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

The European Union-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) held its 19th meeting remotely on 3 of June 2021, under the co-chairmanship of Mr Vladimír BILČÍK, Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation to the EU-Montenegro SAPC and of Mr Aleksa BEČIĆ, President of the Parliament of Montenegro.

The Committee addressed the following subjects:

• State of play of the accession negotiations and EU‑Montenegro relations, including the Covid‑19 situation an its consequences in the presence of:

1. Ms Zorka KORDIĆ, Chief Negotiator for Montenegro's Accession to the European Union on behalf of the Government of Montenegro,
2. Ms Virginia PINA, Ambassador of Portugal to Montenegro on behalf of the Portuguese Presidency-in-Office of the Council of the EU,
3. Ms Michela MATUELLA, Acting Director in the DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations on behalf of the European Commission;
4. Ms Elsa FENET, Head of Division 'Western Balkans' in the European External Action Service

• Progress in rule of law, including media freedom, judiciary reform and the fight against organised crime and corruption