Two months after the cancelled trip and three weeks away from the third election in 16 months, the EU's enlargement...
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Monday, 2 November 2026
With the country heading to the polls on 7 June, the electoral timetable may jeopardise the chance to seize the...
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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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According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
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The opening of formal talks has been proposed to the Council, which must now authorise negotiations with each partner. People...
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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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In short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
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While Türkiye's participation is of limited relevance from the EU's perspective, experts warn that Albania's and Kosovo's lack of coordination...
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After months of political stalemate, the Prime Minister's Vetëvendosje secured almost half of the votes and will form a coalition...
Read moreDetailsAll this time, it was the Commission’s call. EU measures against Kosovo to be lifted in January 2026
President von der Leyen surprisingly announced the programming of €216 million in financial assistance and the intention to release €205...
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All you need to know about Serbia’s most crucial elections
After two years of societal crisis and anti-corruption protests triggered by the tragedy at Novi Sad railway station, Serbian voters will head to the polls on 25 October. The 250-member Student List is challenging Vučić's...
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
Serbian students have presented their 250-member List for the parliamentary elections
The candidates representing the student movement in the 25 October elections were chosen through a decision-making process developed over more than a year. "The mandate belongs to the citizens, and whoever receives it must know...
Serbia’s Constitution commits any Student List-led government to “European principles and values”
Interview with Mirjana Nikolić, Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade and one of the most prominent candidates representing the student movement, on the eve of the vote. The List's core priorities stem not...
Serbia’s key elections reach Kosovo Serbs amid political pressure and a search for alternatives
Although ethnic conflict and relations with the Albanian majority remain the main factors shaping the Serbian minority's outlook in Kosovo, Miodrag Marinković (CASA) explains that "alignment should not be mistaken for unconditional loyalty" to Belgrade,...
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland eye independence from the UK and rejoining the EU
The nationalist leaders of the three countries signed a memorandum committing to working towards the common goal of constitutional change that will bring Westminster's time "to an end." One of its four pillars focuses on...
The new Council MFF nego box drastically cuts funding for EU enlargement and external action
The Irish Presidency has proposed a new compromise among the 27 member states on the next EU budget, which includes an average 17.4% cut in funding for Global Europe. Funding for the "Enlargement and Europe"...
The 2026 Enlargement Package is set to include accession roadmaps for Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine
The Commission is preparing a new step-by-step path towards membership for the four frontrunners, setting out reforms, conditions and indicative timelines for completing the negotiations. As The New Union Post understands, the proposal is expected...
History is being made. The students have won the elections in Serbia
After two years of protests, the Student List has prevailed in the most crucial vote in the country's recent history, securing an absolute majority of seats in Parliament. It will now finally be able to...
The latest (and final) postponement of the pre-enlargement policy reviews
As The New Union Post understands, the communication on preparing the EU internally will be presented on 6 October, during the European Parliament's plenary week. After being delayed for almost a year, it will serve...
