On 1 October 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, travelled to Montenegro, where she namely met with Milojko Spajić, Montenegrin Prime Minister, in Podgorica.

During their joint press conference, Ursula von Leyen reaffirmed the EU’s support for Montenegro’s ambition to become the EU’s 28th Member State by 2028, praising its progress on reforms, calling for political stability and broad cross-party support to conclude accession negotiations by the end of 2026, and announcing forthcoming roadmaps to accelerate the accession.

This video shows the full joint press conference followed by a questions/answers session with journalists.