Serbia and Montenegro Union: Background and Pending Dissolution (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised May 24, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RS21568 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Julie Kim, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Serbia and Montenegro are united in a highly decentralized joint state under anagreement brokered by the European Union (EU) in 2002-2003. After extendedmediation by the EU, the Montenegrin government and opposition agreed to terms forholding a long-awaited referendum on independence, which will be held on May 21,2006. Montenegro's pro-independence government is confident of victory, although asizeable minority of the population and the political opposition in Montenegro opposeindependence. Most of Serbia's political leaders support continuation of the union butsay they will recognize any result that is accepted by the EU. Uncertainty about the stateunion's future comes at the same time as the EU is negotiating an association agreementwith Serbia and Montenegro and as the international community is conducting talks onthe future status of Kosovo, a disputed province in Serbia. For additional information, see CRS Report RL30371, Serbia and Montenegro: Current Situation and U.S. Policy.
