On Thursday, March 23, professor Lucia Mokra from the Comenius University in Bratislava, gave a second guest lecture to students of University of Montenegro and University Donja Gorica. The lecture titled "Small member states and the European Union" was organized via Zoom platform at 12.30 pm.

In her lecture, prof. Mokra spoke about the representation of small member states in the EU institutions, as well as the ways they can contribute to EU policies. In addition, the process of decision making and voting system was highlighted during the lecture, and professor Mokra explained the interactive tool - voting calculator, available on this link. 

After the lecture, students engaged in a Q&A session. This topic sparked special interest, taking into account that Montenegro, as a candidate country, is a small country, and students wanted to understand the position of other, smaller, countries in the EU. Several questions which were discussed were:

• How do smaller states cooperate with one another inside the European Union to accomplish shared objectives?
• How have small EU states navigated their relationship with larger EU member states, particularly in the context of the ongoing debates around deepening EU integration?
• What are some examples of successful small EU member states that have had a significant impact on EU policy-making?