The Erhard Busek Ambassador Talks – Montenegro. New Member. New Opportunities.
Date/Time
February 19, 2026
18:00 - 19:30 CEST/CET
IDM Seminar Room, Hahngasse 6/Mezzanin/17, A-1090 Wien & online
A conversation with H.E. Stanica Anđić, Ambassador of Montenegro in Austria
Welcome: Ambassador Dr. Klaus Wölfer
Moderation: Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director
An event organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Montenegro in Austria and the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies.
Montenegro’s path toward the European Union has been shaped by a clear political choice and steady commitment. After voting for independence from Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, the country began its journey toward the EU by concluding a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, which entered into force on 1 May 2010. Montenegro formally applied for EU membership in December 2008, and accession negotiations have been under way since June 2012, making it the most advanced candidate country in the Western Balkans.
This talk will briefly explain how the accession process works and where Montenegro currently stands, before turning to the broader picture of what enlargement means in practice. It will focus on the positive changes EU membership can bring to Montenegro — from stronger institutions and legal certainty to economic opportunities and long-term stability — while also highlighting what Montenegro brings to the European Union. As a small but committed country, Montenegro contributes to regional stability, shares European values, and plays a constructive role in cooperation and security in Southeast Europe.
Stanica Anđić– Ambassador of Montenegro to the Republic of Austria.
Ambassador Stanica Anđić is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Montenegro to the Republic of Austria and to the Czech Republic. She also serves as Ambassador-Designate of Montenegro to the Slovak Republic.
Ambassador Anđić has extensive expertise in multilateral diplomacy, United Nations affairs, security policy, and regional cooperation, gained through more than a decade of service within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro and Montenegro’s diplomatic missions abroad. Throughout her professional career, the Ambassador has contributed to numerous national inter-ministerial working groups and coordination bodies, including those related to the development of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2022–2026), or the implementation of UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations on human rights.
She holds a postgraduate Master’s degree in European Studies from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro, and completed her Bachelor and Specialist studies in International Relations at the same institution. She received her secondary education at “Panto Mališić” High School in Berane, Montenegro.
Registration
For the Zoom webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7WCHEQXPSyKSCF5Z7DfOwQ
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