Gradual integration has become the watchword of the new strategy. But behind the formula, an uncomfortable question remains: do the current legal frameworks guarantee all candidate countries the same ...

The public discourse about the judiciary has worsened as well, influencing the overall image. Senior government officials have publicly accused judges and prosecutors of corruption and announced plans...

Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2026 elections

Bulgaria supports North Macedonia’s European perspective, but the conditions for its progress remain unchanged from 2022. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova made the statement follo

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said at the International Ministerial Conference on Corridor VIII in Sofia that Bulgaria serves as a gateway to Europe and that she expects the entire W...

CRTA report warns of persistent 'electoral engineering' attempts by pro-government actors, including unequal media coverage, intimidation, hostility to independent election observers and offers of mon...

The European Union has a plan to safeguard the Black Sea. But days after drones wreaked havoc along Romania and Bulgaria’s coast, sinking commercial vessels and killing two people, questions loom over...

President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria will propose a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea, seek stronger allied surveillance and anti-drone capabilities, and pursue diplomatic efforts with all B...

Marta Kos tells MEPs Montenegro's accession talks could technically end by early 2027, with a treaty signed next summer and membership in 2028.

The 27 EU ambassadors approved the screening letters for both Ukraine and Moldova after Hungary dropped its reluctance to Kyiv's accession negotiations

Far-right leader George Simion tells POLITICO Romanian president Nicușor Dan will face a campaign to oust him if he keeps refusing a snap poll to end months of deadlock in Bucharest.

BELGRADE – European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said today that Serbia will have to do more in the process of joining the European Union and that it remains to be seen how the future govern...

Un homme a été condamné à un an de prison à domicile en Serbie pour avoir transporté, contre 500 euros, un drone de combat chargé d’explosifs. Il fait partie d’un groupe de sept personnes visé par une...

EU enlargement is a strategic investment in Europe's peace, security and prosperity. It delivers significant political and economic benefits for both the Union and enlargement partners.

Bulgarian Environment Minister Rositsa Karamfilova has ordered emergency inspections for possible marine pollution after drones attacked two commercial vessels in the Black Sea. The Black Sea Basin Directorate in Varna has begun checks along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast following the attacks on the two foreign ships early Tuesday.

Serbia will start laying pipes next week for a planned 1.5 bcm natural gas link with North Macedonia, amid broader efforts to diversify its energy sources, Serbia's acting energy minister Dubravka Dje...

PRISTINA – Security has become a defining frame of EU enlargement, shaped by the war in Ukraine, hybrid warfare, and the erosion of rule-of-law structures across parts of the Western Balkans, stated t...

President Nicușor Dan on Monday designated Luca Niculescu, a career diplomat and state secretary in ...

5 October 2000 and 25 October 2026: two symbolic dates in Serbia’s political history, but with very different contexts and challenges, according to Danas sources.

Bosnia's main ethnic parties appeared to be strengthening their grip on power in the October 4 elections, preliminary results showed, potentially ...

Inflation may be easing in North Macedonia, but that does not mean life is getting cheaper. Food prices remain high, wages are struggling to keep pace with household costs and economists and trade uni...

Amid a major turnout fall, Milorad Dodik’s Serb nationalist party secured its dominant role in Republika Srpska while Croat candidate Darijana Filipovic looks set to become the new member of Bosnia an...

They are the support base for non-nationalist parties but are voting with their feet and not on ballot papers

Distrust in political parties, dissatisfaction with the candidates on offer and less attention to political developments are among the key reasons why some youn

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Elections in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina will test whether Beijing’s influence rests on familiar leaders or can survive demands for more accountable government.

BIRODI's data show a large unevenness in the representation of political actors on television, especially between SNS and the Student List

North Macedonia and Bulgaria are heading for a new round of direct talks after Ursula von der Leyen intervened to restart dialogue over Skopje’s stalled EU bid. But behind the diplomatic opening lies ...

The analysis examines Serbia’s political and institutional transition following Aleksandar Vučić’s departure from the presidency, with a particular focus on the prospects for his continued political i...

The October elections reveal two profoundly different visions of Serbia – divided not only over the country’s geopolitical orientation, but also over democracy, institutions and the exercise of politi...

With Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU future stalled, voters will head to the polls on 4 October to renew one of the world's most complex institutional systems

Crowdfunding, donations and the volunteer spirit are driving Serbia’s cycling students towards the election finish line on October 25 - while Aleksandar Vucic is promoting a ‘man of the people’ image ...

In July of this year, the public learned that the US company Bechtel was the only one to qualify for the next phase of negotiations regarding the construction of the Đerdap 3 pumped-storage hydroelect...

Udruženje sarajevskih ćevabdžija odlučilo je na poseban način obilježiti oproštaj Edina Džeke od reprezentativnog dresa Bosne i Hercegovine, te će se sutra, na...

SARAJEVO – The general elections will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 4. The election silence period will begin at 7 a.m. on October 3, and will last until the closing of polling stations...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2026 election: Atlantic Council experts explain the players, voting system, and implications for the EU and NATO.

Biljana Plavsic, former president of Republika Srpska, died in Belgrade on October 1, 2026. A funeral is expected in Banja Luka, no date announced.

Bosnia’s laws on women’s representation on election lists look progressive; in reality, parties subvert them by burying women at the bottom of lists, so they don’t get elected.

🇧🇦 Ahead of this Sunday’s elections in #Bosnia, we write in this new DGAP Memo on the need to afford the country more strategic (policy) attention during the post-election period. ⚠️ Lack of policy d...

The European Commission president called Albania one of the frontrunners in the EU accession process and praised its reform record. But behind the upbeat language was a harder message for Tirana: pass...

The very fact that Serbia has a Commission for the Audit of the Voter Register may indicate that the situation is far from ideal. The Commission has ten members – five nominated by the authorities, th...

Economic benefits would be conditional and can be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy or share sensitive tech with unfriendly governments, the plan says.

The agreement covers the return of religious and historical artifacts taken to Bulgaria during World War I, while Greece will hand over remains identified as those of the medieval Bulgarian ruler. Bu...

Under pressure from protesters, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic vowed last year to root out corruption. Dozens of arrests followed, but more than 18 months later, barely a handful of people have actually en...

An overhaul of EU decision-making and roadmaps setting out a clearer timeline for future members are the two key elements of Brussels’ preparations for the next round of enlargement, due to come to th...

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This is the first in a series of articles published by IntelliNews on the EU enlargement process, an issue that is set to feature prominently in EU ...

Brussels is preparing more detailed paths towards membership for Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Ukraine, highlighting how sharply North Macedonia's EU trajectory has diverged from that of Albania fo...

Enlargement of the European Union has been very much at the forefront of the debate in recent months. Last month, there was the Iceland referendum, whereby voters rejected continuing with EU negotiati...