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High levels of trust in the EU across the Western Balkans, except in Serbia
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 22. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – The WeBalkans project published annual opinion polls on the perception of the European Union in the Western Balkans last week. The results show a generally positive image of the EU and high support for membership in the entire region, apart from Serbia. Fieldwork…

Merz: Montenegro practically ready to join the EU
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Europa · 22. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – Montenegro is practically ready to join the European Union, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said following the two-day EU leaders’ summit in Brussels. According to him, the situation in the Western Balkans differs from that of Ukraine. “We have been …

The European Council to hold a strategic discussion on enlargement at its meeting in October 2026
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 19. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – “In light of the new impetus in the enlargement process, and recalling the Granada Declaration, the European Council will hold a strategic discussion on enlargement and reforms at its meeting in October 2026”, it has been stated by the European Council, following the m…

Magyar once again urges the EU not to bypass the Western Balkans countries
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Europa · 19. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – In a media address ahead of the meeting of the European Council, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar once again argued that fast-tracking Ukraine’s negotiation clusters without delay would send a very negative signal to the Western Balkan countries that are already i…

European Parliament adopts reports on five Western Balkan countries
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 17. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

STRASBOURG – The European Parliament adopted today annual reports on five Western Balkan countries: Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. The reports were jointly debated by the MEPs on Tuesday. During the debate, titled “An EU futur…

Zakonjšek: Implementation of transport reforms depends on having stable and capable institutions
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Europa · 17. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

On 17-18 June, the Transport Investment Summit in Thessaloniki will bring together ministers, financial institutions, EU representatives, and private-sector partners to discuss how to advance key transport investments across the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia.&#16…

Vučić plans meeting of EU candidate countries to discuss approach to Brussels
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 16. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

TBILISI – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said during his official visit to Georgia that he plans to invite the leaders of EU candidate countries for talks on their approach to Brussels and closer cooperation in the EU accession process, Serbian media reports. “I b…

Milatović: Montenegro’s EU accession will prove that reforms deliver results
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 16. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

STRASBOURG – Montenegro’s accession to the EU will be a shared success and proof that reforms lead to results, and that Europe’s common future remains open to those who share the same values, Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović said in an address to the Europe…

Albanian government assures EU environmental standards will be respected in controversial Zvërnec project
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 16. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

LUXEMBOURG – The European Commission has received assurances from the Albanian government that a full environmental impact assessment will be carried out and that European environmental standards will be respected, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said, commenting on rece…

Montenegro closes Chapters 2 and 28
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 16. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

LUXEMBOURG – Montenegro has provisionally closed Chapter 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and Chapter 28 (Consumer and Health Protection), both part of Cluster 2, at the Intergovernmental Conference held yesterday in Luxembourg. European Commissioner for Enlargement Mart…

A turning point for civic consciousness in Albania
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 16. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

For the past several days, Albania has been swept up in nationwide, youth-led protests that are proving to be the most peaceful and massive the country has seen since the fall of the communist dictatorship. The breaking point occurred on 30 May during a demonstration in Zvërnec, …

Ukraine and Moldova launch accession talks with opening of Fundamentals cluster
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Europa · 15. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

LUXEMBOURG – An Intergovernmental Conference between the European Union and Ukraine and Moldova will be held today in Luxembourg, during which the first accession negotiation cluster, known as the Fundamentals cluster, will be formally opened with the two candidate countrie…

Kos: Montenegro could reach the final stage of accession talks during the Irish Presidency
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 15. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

LUXEMBOURG – Montenegro could reach the final stage of its EU accession negotiations during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, provided continues delivering on its commitments and maintains support of EU institutions and member states, European…

Janša’s return to power revives concerns in Brussels and the Western Balkans
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 13. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Slovenia’s parliament approved Janez Janša’s centre-right government last week, completing a political reversal months in the making. It marked the end of four years under the center-left government of Robert Golob, who narrowly won parliamentary elections in March bu…

Montenegro to provisionally close Chapter 2 and Chapter 28 on 15 June
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 12. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – The twenty-seventh meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro will be held in Luxembourg on 15 June 2026, it has been officially stated by the Council of the EU. The press release remarks that the meeting will serve to provisionally close negotiations on…

NATO will gradually reduce the peacekeeping force in Kosovo over the next year
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 12. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – “NATO will gradually adjust the strength of its peace ​support mission in Kosovo, which has ‌been in place since 1999, over the next year due to the steady ​security situation in the country”, it has been reported today by Reuters. US Air Force General Alexus G. Grynke…

Siljanovska-Davkova and Iotova agreed to continue the discussions on difficult issues
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

SOFIA – On the sidelines of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit, which took place on 10 June in Sofia, President of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova met with the Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova. The meeting was also attended by Minister o…

Irish Presidency of the Council of EU: “The rule of law should be upheld in candidate countries”
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – “We aim to prepare the ground for the first accession of new Member States since 2013”, stated the upcoming Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The press release reads that the Presidency is “ambitious for the EU’s enlargement agenda, a key tool in e…

Elections leave voters fatigued, parties facing the same parliamentary arithmethic
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

In the latest snap election in Kosovo, held on 7 June, Vetëvendosje Movement (VV), led by Albin Kurti, won the most votes. However, the party received significantly lower support than in previous vote (42.91%, in comparison to 51.1% in December 2025), which implies that it failed…

Dubravka Đedović Handanović:”We have reached an agreement with MOL regarding NIS”
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BELGRADE – Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović stated last night that Serbia had successfully closed all open issues with the Hungarian company MOL and reached a compromise when it comes to the Shareholder Agreement between Serbia and MOL. Đedović Ha…

EU membes propose improved accession treaties to uphold support for enlargement
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Europa · 10. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – A new non-paper signed by five Member States advocates for a “general template for future accession treaties” with the current candidate countries, to ensure that future enlargements will strengthen the European Union. The non-paper proposes further s…

Gorčević: Two more negotiating chapters to be closed on 15 June
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

PODGORICA – Minister of European Affairs of Montenegro Maida Gorčević announced on Tuesday that next week, on 15 June, at the Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg, Montenegro will close two more negotiating chapters – Chapter 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) …

Declaration on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU path signed at EPP conference
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

SARAJEVO – The 2026 Declaration of the European People’s Party (EPP) on Bosnia and Herzegovina, signed in Sarajevo on Monday, was described as a significant political document reaffirming commitment to the country’s European path, the rule of law, and the implem…

EU warns Albania over Kushner-linked project
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 8. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has cautioned Albania against actions that may impact its EU accession path, amid ongoing national protests over a Jared Kushner-linked project on the country’s souther coast, Politico reports. The European Commission is warning that…

Vetëvendosje leads with 43.71%, turnout lower than in December
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 8. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

PRISTINA – After 90.47% of polling stations had been processed in Kosovo’s snap parliamentary elections, the Vetëvendosje Movement (VV) won 43.71% of the vote, securing more than 273,000 votes, according to the first preliminary results. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)…

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