ABOUT US
About the Ambassador
Ambassador Johann Sattler serves as the European Union's Ambassador to Montenegro since 1 September 2024.
Previously, he worked as Head of the EU Delegation and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He graduated from Innsbruck University in 1994 with a Master in Political Science and Slavic Languages and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. He completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of Vienna in 2008.
Throughout his career, including his more recent experience as Austrian Ambassador to Albania and EU Ambassador in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Sattler had a particular focus on the Western Balkans. In 1996, he joined the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the Human Rights Department.
In 1997, he joined the European Community Monitoring Mission, where he was posted to Sarajevo and Tirana. He worked for the Stability Pack for South East Europe in Brussels and as a political counsellor for the Austrian Embassy in Washington DC. He also served as Head of the Western Balkans Directorate at the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
He took up ambassadorial duties in Albania in 2016. Apart from native German, Ambassador Sattler is fluent in English, French and Russian, and proficient in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian and Albanian.
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Johann Sattler, Ambassador of the European Union to Montenegro
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Message from the Ambassador
Dear visitors,
It's a privilege and an honour to start my assignment as EU Ambassador in Montenegro, after spending much of my career working on the Western Balkans. Together with my team in the Delegation, I will be fully committed to bringing the country ever closer to the EU.
This website is your trusted source of information. In it, you will find news about the European Union’s support to Montenegro's EU accession journey. It covers political meetings, outreach activities, EU-funded projects, funding opportunities, calls for applications, and more.
Since Montenegro began accession negotiations in 2012, the EU integration process has been a key transformative force in the country, bringing tangible benefits to Montenegrin citizen even ahead of the country’s accession.
Most recently, at the EU-Montenegro Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels in June 2024, the country reached a major milestone in rule of law reforms, paving the way to faster EU integration.
As Montenegro draws closer to its final goal, the need to engage with the public and keep them informed grows increasingly important.
I deeply appreciate the steadfast support Montenegrin citizens have consistently shown for the European Union and Montenegro's accession. I also greatly value Montenegro’s rich ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity. With this in mind, my team and I will focus on maintaining open dialogue and communication with stakeholders from all walks of life and backgrounds.
While this website is important we are engaging with the public through many more means of communication. You will find us actively participating in public events at our Europe House and throughout the country. Please follow me on X @josattler and Instagram @josattlermne.
Your feedback and suggestions are invaluable in helping us improve our communication through these channels.
Johann Sattler, Ambassador of the European Union to Montenegro