Vice-President of the Montenegrin Government for European integrations Gordana Djurovic said that Montenegro could apply for EU membership in 2009, MINA News Agency reported.

At the round table on transparency and participation-based managing the process of European integrations organized on the occasion of the Day of Europe, Djurovic said that the State program of implementation of the stabilization and Association Agreement would be defined until the end of the year.

Special envoy of the European Commission for Montenegro Martin Harvey said that the role of public and NGO sector was very important for the process of European integrations.

"The integration process does not involve the Government only but the citizens first of all", Harvey pointed out.