In recent years, Montenegro achieved remarkable progresses on the way towards the Euro-Atlantic integration. Actually, if we expand our focus from Montenegro to the Balkan region, from Southeastern to Central Europe and to the Baltic, we can list the many positive political and strategic implications resulting from the NATO and EU enlargements.

Albania's accession to NATO constitutes a unique history of special relationship. This appears evident when we consider that there is no country in the Alliance that can base its NATO policy on a public opinion consensus exceeding 90 percent of the population.