# Montenegro's EU Accession Deadline

> Montenegro's former EU ambassador warns enlargement must happen now or risk a black hole in Europe.
- Title: Montenegro's EU Accession Deadline · EUobserver | Shortify
- Summary: Montenegro's former EU ambassador warns enlargement must happen now or risk a black hole in Europe.
- Keywords: montenegro, enlargement, black hole, russia, western balkans, EUobserver
- Source: EUobserver — https://euobserver.com/246762/interview-its-now-or-never-for-enlargement-montenegros-former-eu-ambassador-warns
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:52:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: montenegro, eu, enlargement, black hole, russia, western balkans, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Montenegro's former EU ambassador says it's now or never for EU accession to avoid regional instability and Russian influence.