{"id":30390,"date":"2025-02-20T14:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/post\/30390"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:38:30","slug":"ten-days-to-comment-montenegros-reform-agenda-and-the-limits-of-public-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/sq\/post\/30390?lang=sq","title":{"rendered":"Ten Days to Comment: Montenegro\u2019s Reform Agenda and the Limits of Public Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design2-Montenegro.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Montenegro-COVER.png 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a> Montenegro\u2019s Reform Agenda (RA) 2024\u20132027 is designed to accelerate the country\u2019s economic convergence with the European Union and advance its EU integration process. 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