Category: Enlargement
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The Balkans Learn That EU Money Now Follows Reform
Podgorica: The quiet lesson of this summer in the Western Balkans is that Brussels has…
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Hungary’s Referendum Threat Shadows Ukraine’s EU Membership Bid
Brussels: The European Union’s promise of membership to Ukraine and Moldova has finally moved from…
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Montenegro Races to Close Its Accession Chapters by Year’s End
Podgorica: Montenegro has spent the first half of 2026 trying to turn years of incremental…
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Ukraine and Moldova Open the EU’s Toughest Accession Cluster
Ukraine and Moldova accession moved from promise to process on 15 June 2026, when both…
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Georgia’s European Path Stalls as Tbilisi Turns Inward
Tbilisi: While Albania and Ukraine press forward on their European paths, one candidate has drifted…
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Albania Moves to Close Its First EU Accession Chapters
Tirana: Albania has entered the final phase of its European Union accession talks, becoming only…
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Montenegro EU Accession Enters Its Final Stretch in 2026
Talks on Montenegro EU accession have moved into their most decisive phase yet, with the…
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Ukraine and Moldova Open First EU Accession Cluster
Kyiv: Ukraine and Moldova opened the first cluster of European Union accession negotiations on 15…
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Montenegro Closes Two More Chapters on Its Race to Join by 2028
Podgorica: The small Adriatic republic that has led the Western Balkans queue for more than…
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Ukraine’s Accession Enters Its Most Demanding Phase
For the first time since Ukraine became a candidate country in 2022, its bid to…
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Moldova Pulls Ahead as Brussels Cuts Its Ukraine Tether
Chișinău: For two and a half years Moldova’s bid to join the European Union travelled…
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Montenegro Inches Toward Membership as Accession Talks Advance
Podgorica: Of all the countries waiting in the European Union’s antechamber, none has moved as…
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Ukraine EU Accession Talks Clear Their First Real Hurdle
Ukraine EU accession finally has real motion behind it after months of deadlock. On 15…
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Moldova Opens First EU Accession Cluster as Veto Falls
Chisinau: Moldova formally opened the first cluster of its EU accession negotiations on 15 June…
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Can Montenegro Really Join the EU by 2028
Tivat: When European leaders gathered on the Montenegrin coast in early June for a summit…
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Ukraine’s EU Path Is Now About When, Not Whether
The opening of the fundamentals cluster in Ukraine’s accession talks on 15 June, endorsed days…
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Montenegro Edges Closer to Membership as Two Chapters Close
Podgorica: The small Adriatic republic that has positioned itself as the front-runner in the European…
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Ukraine and Moldova Open Their First EU Membership Chapters
Kyiv: For two years the question was not whether Ukraine and Moldova belonged on the…
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Why Montenegro’s Lead in the EU Queue Could Still Slip
Podgorica: For two decades, the European Union’s promise to the Western Balkans has carried an…
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Montenegro’s Race to Become the EU’s 28th Member by 2028
Podgorica: For years enlargement was the policy the European Union talked about without quite believing…
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Ukraine Clears Its First Accession Hurdle as Hungary Stands Aside
Luxembourg: For nearly two years Ukraine’s path into the European Union ran into the same…
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Albania Sprints Toward the Finish Line of Its EU Membership Talks
Tirana: For a country that opened accession negotiations only in 2020, the pace of the…
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Ukraine and Moldova Open First EU Membership Cluster
Luxembourg: The European Union opened the first cluster of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova…
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Montenegro Closes Two More Chapters On Its Road To Membership
Podgorica: Montenegro has provisionally closed two more chapters of its membership negotiations, inching the small…