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BELGRADE – Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government in the Government of Serbia, Snežana Paunović, caused strong domestic and international backlash this week after saying that she would have ethnically cleansed Kosovo in the 1990s. On 11 July, Paunović s…

BELGRADE – In the first half of 2026, Serbia remained at around 60% alignment with the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy declarations and measures, according to a new analysis by the Belgrade-based ISAC Fund. Despite nominal progress achieved in 2025, when Serbia reached…

Serbia’s failure to open Cluster 3 in its EU accession negotiations is no reason for celebration. The decision reflects a far more troubling reality: the country’s continued democratic backsliding, deterioration in the rule of law, and persistent refusal to align its …

KYIV – The Ukraine–Southeast Europe Summit was held for the fifth time on 15 July 2026. The format was launched in 2023 to support Ukraine and coordinate a joint response to the consequences of Russia’s aggression. The previous summits took place in Athens, Tirana, Du…

BRUSSELS – Albania provisionally closed the negotiating chapters on science and research (25), education and culture (26), and external relations (30) at its ninth accession conference with the European Union, held on 14 July. This is the first time Albania has closed negot…

BRUSSELS – Ukraine and Moldova advanced in their European Union accession process on Tuesday, opening Cluster 6 “External Relations”, which consists of two negotiating chapters. This step was made following the opening of Cluster 1 “Fundamentals” las…

BRUSSELS – Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on competition policy (chapter 8) and customs union (chapter 29) at today’s Accession Conference in Brussels. Montenegro has opened all 33 negotiating chapters in its EU accession negotiations. With the…

BRUSSELS – Director of the Directorate-General for Enlargement of the European Commission Gert Jan Koopman stated today in the European Parliament that, as of June, the expected implementation of the reforms under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans is around 80% for Al…

BRUSSELS – Italy and six other EU Member States have pushed back against a proposal by France, Germany and the Benelux countries to build new and restrictive legal safeguards into accession treaties for future members, Euractiv reports. A diplomatic paper circulated in June…

BRUSSELS – Today the Council of the EU appointed a new EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Kosovo, and extended the mandate of the current EUSR for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has been officially stated by the Council that Dirk Schübel is the new EUSR for Kosovo. He will ta…

BRUSSELS – On 14 July, the EU is going to hold as many as four intergovernmental conferences – with Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova. For the first time, Albania will provissionally close three negotiating chapters – Chapter 25 (Science and Research), Chapter 26 (Educatio…

The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) was designed to develop the legislative, administrative, and institutional groundwork for eventual membership. The logic was straightforward: build capacity, and reform would follow. After more than two decades, the honest assessm…

BRUSSELS – There is no place in Europe for genocide denial, historical revisionism, or the glorification of convicted war criminals, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Kaja Kallas and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said in a joint state…

PRISTINA – Kosovo’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has certified the final results of the parliamentary elections held on 7 June, paving the way for the formation of new Assembly. Following the certification, the inaugural session of the Assembly must be convened w…

BANJA LUKA – The main opposition parties in BiH’s entity Republika Srpska, spearheaded by the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), reached an agreement to present a united front for the upcoming general elections in BiH, scheduled for 4 October. Among other things, Safe Srpska Move…

BRUSSELS – The EU plans to open Cluster 6 – foreign policy in the accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova at the meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels, it was reported today by Ukrainian Pravda, reminding that Hungary gave its consent to such a decision on 3 July. T…

BRUSSELS – Ambassadors of the EU member states failed to reach a consensus on opening Cluster 3 in the accession talks with Serbia. At today’s meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU member states (COREPER) held in Brussels, eight countries opposed advan…

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has recommended that EU Member States approve the opening of Cluster 3 in Serbia’s accession negotiations this month, arguing that although none of the key political priorities has been fully completed, Belgrade has made sufficient progres…

BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, will arrive in Skopje tomorrow to discuss North Macedonia’s path to the EU and its reform efforts, with a focus on the implementation of the Reform Agenda within the framework of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.…

PODGORICA – The governing majority and opposition in Montenegro reached agreement on several key issues related to the country’s EU accession process during a meeting supported by the EU Delegation, it was reported by CDM on 6 July. The article states that they agreed to am…

The European Commission has proposed a €3.2 billion financial package for Montenegro under the European Union’s next seven-year budget, based on the working assumption that the country could join the EU at the beginning of 2028. In doing so, Podgorica has received a second …

Discussions in Brussels on the possible opening of Cluster 3 in Serbia’s accession negotiations have once again placed the European Union before a test of its own credibility. The arguments in favour of such a decision are familiar. Serbia, it is said, should not be left behind a…

TIRANA – Police in Tirana used tear gas and water cannons to break up yesterday’s protest against plans to build a luxury resort and hotel complex in the highly sensitive Vjosa-Narta coastal reserve and on Sazan Island, it was reported by Deutsche Welle. The project i…

BELGRADE – “We have received the letter from the aviation industry. We will be responding shortly. The EES was launched progressively in October last year, after all Member States had given their declaration of readiness”, a Euro…

SARAJEVO – “The stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are of strategic importance to the EU”, stated Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy during her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 1 July, Kalla…