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The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
 started the process of Accession to the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
 in November 2005, when negotiations over a Stabilisation and Association Agreement began. In May 2006, Montenegro
Montenegro

Montenegro , Montenegrin language/Serbian language: ???? ????, Crna Gora , ) is a country located in Balkans. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south....
 voted for independence in a referendum
Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006

The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May, 2006....
 and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved. Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
 continued with the existing negotiations, and separate negotiations were launched with Montenegro in September 2006. The Agreement was initialled on 15 March 2007 and officially signed on 15 October 2007.

Montenegro officially applied to join the EU on 15 December 2008.






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The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
 started the process of Accession to the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
 in November 2005, when negotiations over a Stabilisation and Association Agreement began. In May 2006, Montenegro
Montenegro

Montenegro , Montenegrin language/Serbian language: ???? ????, Crna Gora , ) is a country located in Balkans. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south....
 voted for independence in a referendum
Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006

The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May, 2006....
 and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved. Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
 continued with the existing negotiations, and separate negotiations were launched with Montenegro in September 2006. The Agreement was initialled on 15 March 2007 and officially signed on 15 October 2007.

Montenegro officially applied to join the EU on 15 December 2008.

Montenegro is experiencing ecological, judicial and crime-related problems that may hinder its bid. Montenegro signed a deal with the Bulgarian government in December 2007 in which Bulgaria will help the small nation with its Euro-Atlantic and EU integration for the following three years.

Montenegro unilaterally adopted the German mark
German mark

The Deutsche Mark or German mark was the official currency of West Germany and, from 1990 until the adoption of the euro, all of unified Germany....
 as its state currency in November 1999, and switched to the euro
Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
 when it was launched in 2002.