Croatia underlines conditions on Montenegro's EU path

At today’s Government session, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković referred to the EU–Western Balkans Summit held over the weekend in Tivat, Montenegro. He outlined a series of Croatian demands directed at its Western Balkan neighbour as preconditions on the path toward European Union accession.

“These include compensation for camp inmates; efforts to locate missing persons, 14 of whom remain unaccounted for; the prosecution of war crimes; the return of property confiscated from Croatian families in Montenegro; the return of the training ship *Jadran*; a final resolution of the border dispute, which has remained unresolved for around 20 years; the preservation of the memorial plaque in Morinj; and the renaming of the swimming pool in Kotor. We publicly outlined all of these expectations during our visit to Tivat,” Plenković said.

On domestic policy, the Prime Minister also addressed the government’s anti-inflation package, stressing the importance of continued dialogue with all stakeholders ahead of its planned implementation early next year, despite criticism from opposition and economic actors.

“The Ministers of Finance and Labour recently discussed a package of anti-inflation measures with the Chamber of Trades and Crafts and the Association of Entrepreneurs. Dialogue with all stakeholders, including trade unions, is continuing. Through these discussions, the framework for the anti-inflation measures is gradually taking shape. We are listening carefully to proposals that could be incorporated into future laws and regulations, with the goal of reducing inflationary pressures,” the Prime Minister said.