After €100 million was wasted for missing the July deadline, the Council of Ministers adopted the Reform Agenda on 30...
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Almir and Almasa Salihović joined the 30th anniversary commemoration of the massacre that claimed the lives of more than 8,000...
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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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A report published by the EUISS shows that Moscow "offers no credible alternative to the EU" in the region, despite...
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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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The top Court in Sarajevo has issued an international arrest warrant for the president of Republika Srpska, who is accused...
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Leading MEPs on Bosnia and Herzegovina have urged "utmost restraint" following the Bosnian Court’s ruling on the Republika Srpska President's...
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The National Assembly of Republika Srpska called on its representatives in national institutions to boycott votes in response to the...
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The annual meeting between the European Union and Western Balkans leaders highlighted the "new momentum" in the EU enlargement process,...
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The European Commission has approved the addition of the hard, full-fat cheese produced in the Livno area to the register...
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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
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 Commission pushes for the Western Balkans to join the EU’s free roaming area
The opening of formal talks has been proposed to the Council, which must now authorise negotiations with each partner. People from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia may soon be able...
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...
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...
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...
Iceland will vote on reopening EU accession negotiations on 29 August
A positive outcome of the referendum would give Prime Minister Frostadóttir the mandate to resume and conclude the process frozen since 2013. Commissioner Kos welcomed the news from the "strong and trusted partner," stressing that...
