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Besides, he said, all action plans as well as the interim reports on their implementation will be uploaded on the government's website to be viewed by Montenegrin citizens. Here the Commission obviously expects that the citizens will exert pressure on their politicians to stick to the commitments. This is not impossible against the background of the series of protests in the region precisely against corruption (Slovenia, Bulgaria and to some extent in Romania). The main message, though, is that the speed will be set by Montenegro. May be this is the reason why no one at the joint news conference after the end of the association council asked when Montenegro can be expected to become a member of the EU. Igor Luksic, former prime minister and now a minister of foreign and European affairs, said that the rule of law could not be achieved overnight. "Rule of law is not easy to achieve. It takes time", he said, but was confident that Montenegro could succeed.
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