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Montenegro's EU Accession Deadline
Montenegro's former EU ambassador warns enlargement must happen now or risk a black hole in Europe.
In brief
Montenegro's former EU ambassador warns enlargement must happen now or risk a black hole in Europe. Montenegro's former EU ambassador says it's now or never for EU accession to avoid regional instability and Russian influence. Originally reported by EUobserver.
Montenegro's EU Accession Deadline
Montenegro's former EU ambassador warns enlargement must happen now or risk a black hole in Europe.
Former ambassador's warning
Bojan Šarkić, Montenegro's former EU ambassador from 2016 to 2020, says it's now or never for EU accession.
Regional consequences
If Montenegro joins EU by 2028, it prevents a black hole of instability and Russian influence in the Western Balkans.
Current risks
Russia's full invasion of Ukraine in 2022 created urgency to prevent Western Balkans from becoming a black hole.
The takeaway
Montenegro's former EU ambassador says it's now or never for EU accession to avoid regional instability and Russian influence.
