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

Top EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro from this Thursday for the EU-Western Balkans summit. But with the EU already struggling to manage 27 member states, why is…

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…

The Franco-German paper aims to give Western Balkan countries hope about their path into the European Union, per an EU diplomat.

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…

Western Balkans countries and Moldova should be involved more in the daily business of the EU, as they progress on domestic reforms, a Franco-German paper suggests

Merz and Macron pitch "building blocks" approach to EU enlargement to revitalise accession talks, ahead of this week's Western Balkans summit.

Berlin (dpa) - Deutschland und Frankreich wollen heute bei einem Gipfeltreffen der EU mit sechs Westbalkan-Staaten in Montenegro eine neue Initiative für eine Beschleunigung der…

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

Beim EU-Westbalkan-Gipfeltreffen wollen Deutschland und Frankreich das Beitrittsverfahren zur EU beschleunigen. Die Initiative soll Anreize für Reformen schaffen.

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 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…

Enlargement has risen up the EU agenda due to Russia's war against Ukraine, with Kyiv keen to join the bloc

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

La proposta di Francia e Germania durante il summit UE-Balcani occidentali in Montenegro. Aperture all'integrazione graduale dalla Commissione europea

Leaders from at 30 European countries converged on Tivat to discuss next steps on admitting Montenegro and 5 other Balkan states to the European Union.

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

Seit vielen Jahren bewerben sich die Westbalkan-Staaten um eine Mitgliedschaft in der EU. Beigetreten ist bisher kein Land. Wenn es nach Kanzler Merz und Frankreichs Präsident…

Wird die EU bald deutlich größer? Nach dem Willen von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz sollen die sechs Westbalkan-Staaten bald beitreten – dazu gehört auch das russlandfreundliche…