Government's goal is crime-free Montenegro and full EU membership

Through the activities we are continuously undertaking, especially in the field of the fight against organised crime and corruption, this Government demonstrates a clear commitment to the rule of law being the foundation on which we will build our society, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić said.

He chaired the second session of the Rule of Law Council today.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the recent action of seizing drugs shows the determination of the state and the readiness of institutions, above all, the police and customs, to clean Montenegro of crime and prepare it for full membership in the EU. As he said, significant work has been done, but we must not stop there because we still have a lot of work to do on our European path.

He pointed out that the working groups for Chapters 23 and 24, with the support of the Office for European Integration, are working on all obligations in the rule of law at two levels: - adoption of dynamic plans containing specific priority activities for the period until the end of 2021; - self-assessment of fulfillment of providional benchmarks.

The Council also discussed ongoing activities in the fight against organised crime.

The session was attended by: Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, Minister of the Interior and Coordinator of the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights Sergej Sekulović, Chief Negotiator Zorka Kordić, Director of the Police Directorate Zoran Brđanin, Director of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption Jelena Perović, Chief Special Prosecutor Milivoje Katnić, Acting Supreme State Prosecutor Dražen Burić, Deputy President of the Judicial Council Dobrica Šljivančanin, Head of the Working Group 23 Bojan Božović, Head of the Working Group 24 Majda Mulić and Chairperson of the Committee on Political System, Judiciary and Administration Momo Koprivica.