Early indications from Commissioner Kos suggest that the communication on preparing the EU internally may focus primarily on strengthening "credible...
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EU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding...
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Deputy Prime Minister Kachka set out "a tentative calendar for what is feasible" in an accelerated EU accession process, provided...
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Commissioner Kos warned all the partners in the region that part of the funds under the Growth Plan are "at...
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Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that the EU executive is "currently assessing whether the country still fulfils the conditions...
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Ukrainian President Zelensky urges Brussels to include Ukraine, Türkiye, the UK and Norway "to match Russia" if European defence depends...
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Commission President von der Leyen suggests "using the momentum" of Orbán's defeat to push for qualified majority voting in foreign...
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From Ukraine's (and Moldova's) EU accession path to relations with the most problematic candidates in the Western Balkans, the end...
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"Demanding a date for EU accession is in the realm of fantasy," said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada...
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EU officials confirm that the Commission's communication on preparing the EU internally is waiting "for the right moment," when there...
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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....
Montenegro “can share the 28th place” with Iceland as a future EU member
Interview with Ambassador Marković, Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU, on Podgorica's challenges in closing all negotiating chapters by the end of 2026 and beginning the drafting of the Accession Treaty. Should Reykjavík...
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
