The discussions among the 27 EU leaders in Alden Biesen focus on how to strengthen the competitiveness of the European...
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Sunday, 5 April 2026
After months of delays, the Commission's communication on preparing the EU internally is still nowhere in sight. Almost twenty years...
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In short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
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The Commission's final proposal to cover Ukraine's financing needs for 2026–2027 – based on common borrowing backed by the EU...
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Until 31 July 2026, Nicosia will lead the EU institutions in delivering "tangible results through a merit-based process" with Ukraine,...
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At the head of the Council of the EU for the past six months, Denmark brokered a deal to work...
Read moreDetailsAll this time, it was the Commission’s call. EU measures against Kosovo to be lifted in January 2026
President von der Leyen surprisingly announced the programming of €216 million in financial assistance and the intention to release €205...
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At the margins of a crucial European Council to secure financial support for Kyiv, the Ukrainian president made it clear...
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"I believe I am protecting Serbia and its interests," President Vučić said, in protest at the lack of progress recognised...
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Because of Hungary's veto on Ukraine – despite several attempts for compromise – the formal text expected to be adopted...
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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....
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
Montenegro “can share the 28th place” with Iceland as a future EU member
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...
The Commission pushes for the Western Balkans to join the EU’s free roaming area
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...
Montenegro’s progress on its EU path now counts 14 chapters closed
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...
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...
North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession
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...
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
Ukraine and Moldova open all accession chapters – but informally
At two separate informal meetings in Brussels, technical guidance was provided to both candidates to continue work on EU reforms across all six negotiating clusters, until "political conditions" allow the opening of the formal process...
Iceland will vote on reopening EU accession negotiations on 29 August
A positive outcome of the referendum would give Prime Minister Frostadóttir the mandate to resume and conclude the process frozen since 2013. Commissioner Kos welcomed the news from the "strong and trusted partner," stressing that...
