To enable enlargement of the bloc from the current 27 members, changes to decision-making processes, agricultural policies and regional aid budgets are being considered.
High gas prices, China slowdown and shifts in industrial production contribute to slower growth in Central Europe.
Report backed by MEPs says political instability has held up EU accession progress and created room for external actors to destabilise Montenegro.
Ursula von der Leyen says “history is calling” to expand the EU, but reforms are needed.
Tunnel dug from nearby apartment leads into Higher Court basement used to store drugs and weapons seized as evidence.
Leaders of Slovenia, Croatia and the six Western Balkans countries will commit to reforms to improve the prospects for the Western Balkan states to join the EU by 2030.
When European Council President Charles Michel said the EU and aspiring members should prepare for enlargement by 2030, the response from the Western Balkans was underwhelming.
Charles Michel says a clear goal must be set to enlarge the EU by the end of this decade.
Broad coalition contains pro-Russian ZBCG that in the past has blocked reforms to bring Montenegro closer to EU accession.
Presidents affirm support for each other’s territorial integrity at informal Balkan summit despite Aleksandar Vucic’s refusal to sever ties with Russia.
Russia still plays a spoiler role in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia but its economic role is far outstripped by the EU's, says a new report from the Clingendael Institute.
36-year-old economist Milojko Spajic has pledged to speed up Montenegro's EU accession process.
Porous borders and weak governance makes region a hotspot for illegal financial flows, warns Global Initiative report.
44% of respondents to Balkan Barometer survey consider living abroad, with the figure reaching 57% in Kosovo.
Fund to foster collaboration between vocational education and training institutions and companies across WB6 economies.
Ukraine has proved in real time under real conditions that it is militarily ready for membership.
Some leaders of Emerging Europe and Central Asia led their countries for decades. bne IntelliNews ranks them by their time in power.
Demand for industrial and logistics space is increasing in Southeast Europe, spurred on by the region’s growing importance as a nearshoring destination serving Western and Central Europe.
wiiw forecasts economic slowdown caused by a combination of declining real incomes, the recession in Germany and elevated energy prices.
Members of the former ruling DPS charged for the first time in scandal concerning loans issued to state officials to buy property.