The European Union will look for new ways to speed up the membership process for six candidate countries from the Western Balkans at an upcoming summit, European Council President Antonio Costa has said.

European Council President António Costa says that the European Union summit this week with candidate nations of the Western Balkans will show that the opportunity for enlargement…

The European Union is exploring ways to speed up the membership process for six Western Balkan countries.

The European Union will look for new ways to speed up the membership process for six candidate countries from the Western Balkans at an upcoming summit, European Council President…

European Council President Antonio Costa said new ways need to be found to speed up Western Balkans membership in the EU. His comments come ahead of an upcoming summit in…

Macron, Merz and von der Leyen among those due to gather in Montenegro for talks on integration of six countries

Council chief calls for the EU's enlargement rules to be "streamlined" by removing the need for unanimity at each stage of the process, framing the shift towards the Balkans as…

Council chief calls for the EU's enlargement rules to be "streamlined" by removing the need for unanimity at each stage of the process in an exclusive Euronews interview, framing…

European leaders are gathering in Montenegro with EU expansion high on the agenda. Montenegro is a leading candidate for accession while, further east, Ukraine and Moldova also…

German Chancellor Merz has said he wants Western Balkan countries to be better integrated into the EU as they seek full membership. Commission head Von der Leyen called for a…

European leaders gathered in Montenegro on Friday with a renewed focus on "gradual integration" for six Western Balkan nations vying to join the bloc.

Presiden Dewan Eropa Antonio Costa mengatakan Uni Eropa perlu cari cara untuk mempercepat keanggotaan enam negara di Balkan Barat.

Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’

French and German governments pitch idea for gradual integration of candidate countries into EU decision-making process

Alongside Ukraine and Moldova, six Western Balkan nations wish to join the European Union.