The vote on "possibly joining the EU" was announced by Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir. The date has yet to be...
Read moreDetailsThe vote on "possibly joining the EU" was announced by Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir. The date has yet to be...
Read moreDetailsThe opening of formal talks has been proposed to the Council, which must now authorise negotiations with each partner. People...
Read moreDetailsIn an interview with the independent media outlet 'Dzerkalo', the Ukrainian president described EU membership as "the right thing" on...
Read moreDetailsIn a context of funding cuts, dysfunctional institutions, and backlash against social and gender legislation, support from Brussels is needed...
Read moreDetailsWhile the Commission considers "measures to mitigate" the negative impacts from the Entry/Exit System – which prevents Balkan truckers from...
Read moreDetailsRequiring financial compensation if a future British government led by the right-wing leader withdraws from its commitments ignores that "he...
Read moreDetailsIn short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
Read moreDetailsAt the 25th Accession Conference, progress on financial control – one of the five elements of the Fundamentals Cluster –...
Read moreDetailsWhile Türkiye's participation is of limited relevance from the EU's perspective, experts warn that Albania's and Kosovo's lack of coordination...
Read moreDetailsWith the US no longer a reliable ally for Europe, Brussels and London should "rebuild bridges that were demolished in...
Read moreDetailsIn an interview with the independent media outlet 'Dzerkalo', the Ukrainian president described EU membership as "the right thing" on many levels, provided that it reflects the will of the people and of a "free...
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....
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...
An infographic explaining the current status of each candidate country by negotiating chapter
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
While EU membership is not a central topic in public debates across the three Nordic countries, geopolitical uncertainty and the burden of passively accepting decisions from Brussels could lead to a strategic shift. The fisheries...