Montenegro’s EU bid: €3.1 billion price tag over 2028-34, Commission says

EU officials estimate Montenegro’s accession will cost about €3.1 billion from 2028 to 2034, funded by the bloc’s next budget, with Montenegro contributing roughly €0.5 billion while receiving subsidies, regional funds, migration funding and support from the European Competitiveness Fund; the arrangement suggests a small net cost per EU taxpayer and forms part of an roughly €8 billion seven-year Balkan accession package.