New EU Commission Directorate-General to focus on Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood
The EU Commission gets a new Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) responsible for enlargement and accession negotiations…
EP Committee hearing of EU Commissioner-designate Marta Kos
The EP Foreign Affairs Committee questioned Marta Kos, Slovenian candidate for the Enlargement portfolio, on Thursday. In her introductory statement, Ms…
Agenda of the Enlargement High-Level Forum: Towards a successful EU Enlargment
24/10/2024 Charlemagne building, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Enlargement countries On 24 th October, the EESC...
EU Commissioner Várhelyi’s address at the Budapest COSAC Chairpersons’ meeting
The Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) brings together the EU affairs committees of national Parliaments, as well…
Serbia: Hungary to open new chapters in accession negotiations
Hungary will hold inter-governmental talks with all five Western Balkans membership candidates as part of its bid to speed up…
Continuing the success story of EU enlargement – Bringing benefits to the Western Balkans in advance of accession
24/05/2024 This page is also available in: FR GRAND PLAZA HOTEL & CONGRESS CENTER Slovenska cesta...
The Future of the Single Market with Enrico Letta – EU Parliament discussion
In June 2023, Mr Letta was appointed by the European Council to draft an independent high-level report on the future…
EP Plenary: Speech by EU Commission President on the preparation of the EU Council meeting of 21-22 March 2024
As we speak a ship is setting sail from Cyprus to Northern Gaza. It carries the most basic kind of…
European Council conclusions, 14 and 15 December 2023
On 14 and 15 December, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, Middle East, enlargement and reforms, multiannual financial framework…
President von der Leyen briefs EU Parliament on next European Council
"I want to focus this morning on two main issues. One is the enlargement topic and the other one the…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council, 12 December 2023
Brussels, 12 December 2023 December European Council Ministers prepared for the European Council meeting on...
EU Council approves enlargement conclusions
The EU Council has approved conclusions on enlargement for the six Western Balkans partners, Türkiye and – for the first…
Statement by EU Commission President at the joint press conference with Serbian President Vučić
Basically, the first message is: Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of the European Union. It is a…
Statement by EU Commission President at the joint press conference with Montenegrin President Milatović
We are both here to make it happen. All negotiation chapters are opened, three are already provisionally closed. Montenegro has…
EPP Study Days: EU Commission President von der Leyen’s statement in Split
Russia's war against Ukraine has proven that there is a strong need for Europe to adapt to a more dangerous…
EU Commission President and Latvian PM Joint Press Statement
We need to set a vision for successful enlargement. This is why the Commission has started working on a series…
EU enlargement and stabilisation: EU Council conclusions
Brussels, 13 December 2022 The Council today approved conclusions on enlargement and stabilisation and association...
Main results of the General Affairs Council, 14 December 2021
Brussels, 14 December 2021 Conclusions on enlargement and the stabilisation and association processes Ministers approved...
EU Commissioner Várhelyi: Western Balkans are part of the same Europe and therefore of the EU
The EU and Member States must clear hurdles in the accession process when countries show...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on Serbia
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process As regards the political criteria, the Serbian Parliament...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on North Macedonia
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process On the political criteria, North Macedonia continued...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on Montenegro
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process Concerning the political criteria, the reporting period was...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on Kosovo
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process In terms of political criteria, most of...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process Regarding the political criteria, legislative and executive...
Key findings of the 2021 EU Enlargement Report on Albania
19 October 2021 The fundamentals of the accession process As regards the political criteria, general...
Western Balkans and Turkey: EU Commission publishes 2021 Enlargement package
Strasbourg, 19 October 2021 Today, the European Commission adopted its 2021 Enlargement Package, providing a...
EU Council changes enlargement methodology for Montenegro and Serbia
The Council agreed on the application of the revised enlargement methodology to the accession negotiations...
European affairs ministers analyse rule-of-law developments in Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, and France
Annual Rule of Law Dialogue In the framework of the annual Rule of Law Dialogue,...
S&Ds continue to strongly support EU enlargement, but there must be no compromises on the rule of law and democracy
Today the European Parliament is voting on the first four progress reports on countries aspiring...
North Macedonia and Albania: Renew Europe wants an inaugural intergovernmental conference without further delay
The European Parliament today approved the country progress reports on North Macedonia and Albania focusing...