Committee for European Affairs

German parliament's Committee for European Affairs has given the green light for the opening of the first two chapters in Serbia's EU accession negotiations.

According to earlier announcements, the first to be opened are chapters 32 and 35, relating to financial control, and Kosovo.

Germany's Foreign Minister pledged Berlin's strong support for Montenegro's strategic foreign policy goals of EU and NATO membership, hailing the country as "a success story in the region.

"I would like to see more examples like Montenegro," Steinmeier said on Wednesday after a meeting in Berlin with the Montenegrin Prime Minister, Milo Djukanovic.