“The candidate countries for EU membership work really hard, they are competent, but the experience of the partner institutions in the EU member states is invaluable”. When transnational networks help European integration and the environment. An interview In the European integration process of the Western Balkans, many groups, associations, institutions are involved at various levels thanks also to specific European programs. This is for example the case of the Institute of Marine Biology of the University of Montenegro, part of the ADRION HarmoNIA project. Can participation in EU-funded projects substantially facilitate the creation of transnational links that...