In an interview with the independent media outlet 'Dzerkalo', the Ukrainian president described EU membership as "the right thing" on...
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The visa-free regime for short stays (up to 90 days within any 180-day period) is granted to only 64 third...
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In a context of funding cuts, dysfunctional institutions, and backlash against social and gender legislation, support from Brussels is needed...
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The discussions among the 27 EU leaders in Alden Biesen focus on how to strengthen the competitiveness of the European...
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After months of delays, the Commission's communication on preparing the EU internally is still nowhere in sight. Almost twenty years...
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While the Commission considers "measures to mitigate" the negative impacts from the Entry/Exit System – which prevents Balkan truckers from...
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All rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs in the European Parliament on the new single external fund envelope proposed by...
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Requiring financial compensation if a future British government led by the right-wing leader withdraws from its commitments ignores that "he...
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In short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
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At the 25th Accession Conference, progress on financial control – one of the five elements of the Fundamentals Cluster –...
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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....
How far are candidate countries along the path of EU accession negotiations?
An infographic explaining the current status of each candidate country by negotiating chapter
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
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...
North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession
With the bilateral dispute with Bulgaria carried into the accession process and Skopje's unwillingness to make concessions, the stalemate is not expected to be resolved any time soon. However, if Albania and Montenegro were to...
Ukraine and Moldova open all accession chapters – but informally
At two separate informal meetings in Brussels, technical guidance was provided to both candidates to continue work on EU reforms across all six negotiating clusters, until "political conditions" allow the opening of the formal process...
The first-ever EU-Armenia Summit will be held in Yerevan on 4–5 May
European Council President Costa, European Commission President von der Leyen, and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan will attend the summit after the European Political Community meeting. Connectivity, security in the South Caucasus, global challenges, and visa...
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
The drafting of Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty can finally begin
EU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding agreement between the 27 member states and the candidate country. "For the first time since...
Montenegro’s progress on its EU path now counts 14 chapters closed
At the 26th Accession Conference, Chapter 21 (Trans-European Networks) was provisionally finalised. Prime Minister Spajić rejoiced that Podgorica "is becoming increasingly integrated into the fabric of the European Union." Progress is still required in the...
