The EU will endorse the result of Montenegro's referendum on independence if 55 percent or more of participants vote in favour of the move, Balkans agency DTT-NET.COM writes.
EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak gave the news to Podgorice on Wednesday night after consultations with member states' diplomats in Brussels, but EU officials have not confirmed the move so far.
Montenegro government sources added that the EU proposed pushing the referendum back from April to 14 May.
Mr Lajc...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.