Unemployment, insecure work, emigration, and mistrust in how education is valued—all set against a backdrop of democratic decline and police...
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Despite receiving a European Heritage Award in 2022 and years of work to create an inclusive environment, Lumbardhi Cinema in...
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The regionally-owned framework based on EU rules and standards – established in 2020 – "is a highly valid initiative, but...
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The European Commission has proposed the formal integration of Kyiv into the EU's Roam Like at Home area from 1...
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According to an analysis by the GAP Institute, the measures imposed in 2023 have impacted the implementation of IPA and...
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US President has announced tariffs on all imported goods, effective from 5 April, affecting almost 200 countries worldwide. In Europe,...
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Though its message of faith in technological progress as a means to bring order to a chaotic world ultimately failed,...
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The European Commission has approved the Reform Agendas required to disburse the first funds from the €6 billion economic package...
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If approved by the EU co-legislators, the Reform and Growth Facility will support Chișinău from 2025 to 2027 through financial...
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The EU delegation in Sarajevo has revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina has failed to meet reform commitments required by Brussels,...
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The EU accession negotiations explained, in clusters and chapters
Since the introduction of the new methodology in 2021, EU accession negotiations have been structured into 33 negotiating chapters grouped into six clusters
The size of NATO and non-NATO military forces in Europe
An interactive infographic on active and reserve personnel by country: NATO–EU members, EU-only or NATO-only members, and countries that are members of neither
Which countries are included in the EU’s free roaming area
Since 15 June 2017, 32 EU and non-EU countries have joined the 'Roam Like at Home' area, allowing their citizens to call, text and use mobile data in other participating members without paying extra charges....
Twenty years after independence, Montenegro may soon become the third post-Yugoslav country to join the EU
"We will write the next chapters of our common history together," said European Commissioner for Enlargement and Slovenian diplomat Marta Kos at the event near Podgorica, marking the 20th anniversary of the 21 May 2006...
The map of EU enlargement history
In the EU enlargement history, 29 members have joined the European Union. Greenland and the United Kingdom are the only two to have withdrawn
Where do candidate countries stand in the EU accession negotiations?
An infographic explaining the current status of each country seeking EU membership by negotiating chapter
Which EU countries do not recognise Kosovo
Almost all of the 27 member states have recognised Pristina's sovereignty following its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have not. An interactive map
Ten years on, Switzerland is still not interested in joining the EU
The signing of a broad package of agreements represents the deepest form of integration reached since Bern withdrew its EU application in 2016. Covering areas from trade and transport to health and energy, the two...
The historic first closure of EU accession chapters gives Albania fresh impetus in the process
At the ninth Accession Conference, Chapter 25 (Science and Research), 26 (Education and Culture) and 30 (External Relations) were provisionally finalised, strengthening the aim to complete the work by the end of 2027. "Three chapters...
The opening of three accession chapters with Serbia is creating a deep divide among EU members
The Commission's latest attempt to advance negotiations on the remaining work under Cluster 3 – 'Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth' is backed by more than half of the governments, but has been blocked by a group...
