{"id":13497,"date":"2018-05-30T10:39:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T08:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2024-03-22T23:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T22:19:10","slug":"welcome-embl-montenegro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/welcome-embl-montenegro\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to EMBL, Montenegro!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EMBL is celebrating Montenegro joining as a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.de\/aboutus\/general_information\/organisation\/member_states\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member state<\/a>. The accession, official on 29 May 2018, signals EMBL\u2019s commitment to promoting European science and collaboration among the life-science community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montenegro\u2019s new status will allow two Montenegrin representatives to join EMBL\u2019s governing body \u2013 the EMBL Council \u2013 where important decisions about the organisation are made. Montenegro will also receive access to EMBL\u2019s state-of-the-art facilities and services, and its early-career researchers will be eligible for fellowships in EMBL\u2019s highly sought-after PhD and Postdoctoral programmes. 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