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By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow After years of political instability stalled Montenegro’s EU accession process, the country has reinvigorated its efforts to join the 27-nation bloc under Milojko Spajic’s government that came to power after the 2023 general election. The renewed impetus for enlargement since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given an opportunity for Montenegro, along with other existing candidate countries, to advance. At the same time, both Russia and Serbia – which regard Montenegro as part of their spheres of influence – are distracted by other issues, as pointed out in a memo pu…

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