The German chancellor proposes a political solution that would bring Kyiv closer to the EU institutions "immediately, without affecting the...
Read moreDetailsThe German chancellor proposes a political solution that would bring Kyiv closer to the EU institutions "immediately, without affecting the...
Read moreDetails"We will write the next chapters of our common history together," said European Commissioner for Enlargement and Slovenian diplomat Marta...
Read moreDetailsThe European Commission positively assessed the reforms required under the third payment request and made available €158.9 million. The funds...
Read moreDetailsIf Podgorica negotiates a document that combines full membership with stronger accountability and safeguard mechanisms, "this could very well become...
Read moreDetailsAlignment with Chapter 27 (Environment and Climate Change) by the end of 2026 seems almost impossible without concessions on transition...
Read moreDetailsEU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding...
Read moreDetailsCommissioner Kos warned all the partners in the region that part of the funds under the Growth Plan are "at...
Read moreDetailsInvestment channelled through Eagle Hills Properties, a real estate developer headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is tilting the rule of law...
Read moreDetailsInterview with Ambassador Marković, Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU, on Podgorica's challenges in closing all negotiating chapters...
Read moreDetailsAt the 26th Accession Conference, Chapter 21 (Trans-European Networks) was provisionally finalised. Prime Minister Spajić rejoiced that Podgorica "is becoming...
Read moreDetailsAn infographic explaining the current status of each candidate country by negotiating chapter
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
Since the introduction of the new methodology in 2021, EU accession negotiations have been structured into 33 negotiating chapters grouped into six clusters
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....
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...
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...
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 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"...
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
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...