By becoming a candidate country for accession to the European Union in 2010, the Republic of Montenegro committed itself to meeting the accession criteria set by the 1993 Copenhagen Council. By launching accession negotiations, it has become an important player in shaping the common enlargement policy of the Western Balkans and the European Union. In the master's thesis, we explored the attitude of the citizens of Montenegro to the idea of joining a common European Union and wanted to find the reasons for changes in attitudes. We analysed the causes through literature review, analysis of public opinion data and an overview of the current political situation in the country. We wanted to analyse the decline in support for membership in the European Union and see if distrust in the national government and the growing level of corruption that is strongly present in state institutions can explain Euroscepticism. We have identified some difficulties in the integration of institutional changes, and devoted some time to the importance of harmonization of national legislation with European legislation. Our findings show that national events strongly mark the attitude of the citizens of Montenegro towards the European Union.
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