Category: Enlargement
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Albania Notches Its First Closed Chapters in the EU Bid
Tirana: Albania has begun to shut the door on its long negotiation with the European…
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Montenegro Closes Half Its Accession Chapters Before 2028
Podgorica: Montenegro has pulled clear of the pack in the European Union’s enlargement race, closing…
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Montenegro Clears Half the Chapters on Its EU Road
Podgorica: Montenegro has crossed the halfway mark on its long march into the European Union,…
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Kyiv Opens Its Sixth Accession Cluster as Others Slip to Autumn
Kyiv: Ukraine cleared another gate on its road into the European Union this month as…
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Montenegro and Albania Clear New Hurdles on the Road to Membership
Brussels: EU enlargement gained fresh momentum this week as Montenegro and Albania each closed negotiating…
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Enlargement Gathers Pace as Four Candidates Advance Together
Podgorica: For the first time since the early 2000s, the European Union held four accession…
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EU Enlargement Enters Its Boldest Phase in Two Decades
EU enlargement has entered its most consequential stretch since the mid-2000s. Member states agreed on…
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Ukraine and Moldova Open a Sixth Accession Cluster in Brussels
Brussels: The European Union opened a sixth accession cluster with Ukraine and Moldova on 14…
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Four Candidates Push EU Enlargement Into a New Phase
Four countries chasing membership of the European Union took their biggest collective step in more…
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Serbia’s Path Into Europe Splits the Union Down the Middle
Belgrade: A push to reopen Serbia’s stalled accession talks has divided EU governments, exposing how…
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Montenegro and Albania Move to Close Fresh Accession Chapters
Podgorica: Montenegro has spent more than a decade inching toward the European Union, and this…
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Why Cluster Six Is the Easy Part for Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels: On 14 July, Ukraine and Moldova will formally open cluster six of their EU…
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Ukraine and Moldova Win a New EU Accession Cluster to Advance
Brussels: European Union governments cleared the way this week for Ukraine and Moldova to open…
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Why Ukraine’s Fast Track Unsettles the Western Balkans
Brussels: On 14 July, Ukraine and Moldova will formally open cluster six of their accession…
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EU Prepares to Open a New Accession Cluster With Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels: The European Union is set to open a fresh chapter in its accession negotiations…
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How Montenegro’s 2028 Bet Is Reshaping EU Enlargement
Podgorica: EU enlargement spent most of the last decade as a diplomatic holding pattern, a…
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Ukraine and Moldova Unlock a Sixth EU Accession Cluster
Brussels: The EU accession bid of Ukraine and Moldova advanced sharply on 9 July 2026,…
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Montenegro and Albania Near a Milestone in Accession Talks
A quiet Monday sideline to a routine ministerial meeting could become one of the year’s…
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Ukraine and Moldova Push Europe’s Enlargement Into a New Phase
Kyiv: The slow grind of EU enlargement has picked up unmistakable speed, and Ukraine and…
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Ukraine Prises Open a Second Accession Cluster as Budapest Blinks
Brussels: When European affairs ministers meet on 14 July, they are expected to do something…
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Balkan Reform Funds Shift to Reward the Fastest Reformers
Podgorica: The European Union is preparing to steer its Western Balkans reform money toward the…
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Two Balkan Frontrunners Pull Ahead in the Race to Join the EU
Podgorica: Enlargement has spent a decade as the European Union’s most talked-about ambition and its…
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Montenegro Edges Closer to Membership as Chapters Finally Close
Podgorica: Montenegro has long worn the label of front-runner in the European Union’s enlargement queue,…
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Montenegro Nears the Finish Line as EU Membership Comes Into View
For the first time in more than a decade, the question of who joins the…