Montenegro's governing Europe Now! (Pokret Evropa sad!) party has taken a significant step towards closer integration with Europe by joining the European People's Party (EPP) as an observer member.
The decision was approved by the EPP's Political Assembly during its meeting earlier this month, and the President Manfred Weber welcomed the new member by posting on social media, "A bigger EPP family means a stronger future."
Membership will provide access to policy discussions, networking and support from EU institutions.
Weber went on to thank Montenegro's prime minister and leader of Europe Now! Milojko Spajic "for your leadership and commitment to Montenegro's path to the EU. United by values, building a Europe that puts people first."
The EPP is the largest political group in the bloc. It includes parties such as Germany's Christian Democratic Union, Spain's People's Party, Poland's Civic Platform and Greece's New Democracy.
