Since Cyprus joined the Union in 2004, the lack of territorial integrity has not posed "any sort of existential problem...
Read moreDetailsSince Cyprus joined the Union in 2004, the lack of territorial integrity has not posed "any sort of existential problem...
Read moreDetailsAt the margins of his 'Seven Days That Changed the Century' premiere at the EESC in Brussels, the Serbian writer...
Read moreDetailsAt the sixth Accession Conference, ministerial discussions began on Cluster 4 – 'Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity'. "In my understanding,...
Read moreDetails"If our democracy cannot be protected, then no democracy in Europe is safe," said the Moldovan President in her speech...
Read moreDetailsEuropean People's Party President Manfred Weber has revealed that "as EPP leader, I will initiate a scrutiny process" concerning the...
Read moreDetailsThe Commission proposed that the €100 billion for reconstruction and pre-accession assistance be financed outside the next EU budget. As...
Read moreDetailsSince the 9 February 2025 elections, the country has not had a functioning Parliament due to political clashes, with "enormous...
Read moreDetailsThanks to the mutual defence clause enshrined in the Treaties, EU enlargement could represent "a very strong guarantee on paper,"...
Read moreDetailsExperts warn the US president is seeking an excuse to pull out of the war in Ukraine and to normalise...
Read moreDetails"President Vučić thought that unprecedented police brutality would frighten people away. It failed. Instead, anger has grown," explained Srdjan Cvijić,...
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...