Negotiations are ongoing to welcome 18-year-olds from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine into the DiscoverEU programme,...
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At the third Accession Conference, formal talks have started only on Cluster 6 – 'External Relations', against a backdrop of dissatisfaction...
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Four Accession Conferences will be held on the margins of the General Affairs Council, closing chapters with Montenegro and Albania,...
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Requiring two (or more) candidates to move forward together can help coordinate their respective reforms and reduce the EU's institutional...
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Hungary’s "scrutiny reserve" on authorising the Irish Presidency to send letters to both candidates inviting them to submit their negotiating...
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The Cyprus Presidency's last attempt to resolve Hungary's "scrutiny reserve" on sending letters to both candidates inviting them to submit...
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Despite the opening of Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals', Magyar's government has not yet lifted his reservations to green-light the five...
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The absence of a clear timeline for opening the remaining five negotiating clusters eclipsed the progress achieved at the second...
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Discussions on the timeline for opening all the remaining clusters of the accession negotiations, gradual integration into the EU's internal...
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The General Affairs Council on 14 July could give new impetus to the accession negotiations of several candidate countries, much...
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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
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 unexpected alliance between Vučić and Zelensky finds its balance in EU accession
The meeting in Belgrade showed that the enlargement dossier is "the only real common ground" between Serbia and Ukraine, although "both are currently, for various reasons, some way off full membership," says Giorgio Fruscione (ISPI)....
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...
EU support in Norway rises slowly as gap with opposition narrows
The most recent poll from August 2026 shows that the anti-EU camp has shrunk to below 50% (from 56% in August 2024), while the pro-EU camp has reached 37% (from 30%). The undecided could now...
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 political voice in Albania that builds a bridge between environmental protest and the EU path
Interview with Marjana Koçeku, the youngest and only independent member of the Albanian Parliament, on how demands for nature protection, transparency, and accountability reflect EU values. "They remind us that European integration is not only...
Iceland is ready for its “most emotional vote” on reopening EU accession talks
The 29 August referendum will be centred on sovereignty, the economy and fisheries. Experts note that although it will not be a decision on joining the EU, the fundamental question is whether voters will exclude...
EU enlargement can still go in very different directions
The peace process in Ukraine, candidate countries' capacity to implement reforms, and the outcome of the 2027 French presidential election. "The credibility of the accession process will depend heavily on its results," says Maria Gargano...
