Montenegro will need at least 10 years to join the Schengen area

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Montenegro will need at least 10 years to join the Schengen area

One of the advantages of the accession of the state to the European Union is free movement on the territory of all participating countries, as well as accession to the Schengen zone.

In order to begin preparations for joining the Schengen, countries are beginning to implement the so-called "Schengen Action Plan". This is a strategic document that defines the procedure for actions, the number of resources, the timeframe for a candidate country to meet the security standards of the Schengen area.

In Montenegro, the Schengen plan was launched in November 2014, and it is planned to complete it in December 2015. For this purpose, a special working group was established, and the EU sent experts from Austria and Slovenia and allocated 150,000 euros for these purposes.

75% of the requirements for the Schengen zone coincide with the requirements for a candidate for membership in the European Union.

The very process of implementing the Schengen plan will take about 10 years and will require funding of 250 million euros. Part of the costs are borne by the Montenegrin budget, in part the project is funded by the EU, representatives of the working group said.

The main emphasis will need to be made on the creation of a control system for people entering the country, special equipment of border points, the creation of a unified migration database.

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