​The central level is the main body which negotiates and meets the European Commission on accession negotiations. There is a permanent representation of Montenegro to the EU.

Union of Municipalities of Montenegro (UoM) participates in the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS).
UOM also has bi-lateral cooperation with EU municipal organisations such as the Dutch Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG).