Interview with Maida Gorčević, Minister of European Affairs, on Podgorica's "ambitious but realistic" efforts to close all negotiating chapters by...
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Friday, 3 July 2026
The European Commission estimates that the new member state would receive around €3.2 billion in funding under the 2028–2034 MFF...
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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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Addressing the plenary session in Strasbourg, President Milatović outlined his expectations for the final stretch of the accession process, almost...
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At the 27th Accession Conference, Chapters 2 (Free Movement of Workers) and 28 (Consumer and Health Protection) were provisionally finalised,...
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According to a report published by the European Court of Auditors, completion of the core trans-European transport network (TEN-T) in...
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The country that could soon "reach the finish line" is now hosting high-level discussions at the Summit in Tivat, aiming...
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On the eve of the 2026 EU–Western Balkans Summit, the most anticipated breakthrough has been approved. The Commission will now...
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The green light for the six partners to join the EU's free roaming area, President Costa's visit to the entire...
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Lifting the Hungarian veto, opening EU accession talks on one or all clusters, closing more negotiating chapters. The three candidates...
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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 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
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
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....
Germany and France push for “a new approach” to simplify the EU enlargement methodology
Ahead of the summits with the Western Balkans and Moldova, a non-paper proposes to "inject a new dynamism" to the accession process by cutting "over-formalised hurdles" for intermediate steps, opening "all relevant negotiation clusters" proposed...
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...
What to expect from the 2026 EU–Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro
The green light for the six partners to join the EU's free roaming area, President Costa's visit to the entire region on the eve of the summit, and discussions on gradual integration – including German...
The Council’s MFF nego box entails “moderate cuts” also to external action and EU enlargement
The Cyprus Presidency has proposed a potential compromise among the 27 member states on the next EU budget, which includes an average 3.9% cut in funding for Global Europe. Funding for the "Enlargement and Europe"...
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
Albania can now begin closing EU negotiating chapters
The eighth Accession Conference confirmed the fulfilment of the interim benchmarks and set the closing benchmarks for Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals', allowing Tirana to move forward on its accession path. Commissioner Kos described the moment...
