
Montenegro Two Accession Chapters Closer to EU Membership
As Podgorica inches closer to Brussels—with a 2028 deadline in mind—Kyiv seems to be getting fast-tracked.

As Podgorica inches closer to Brussels—with a 2028 deadline in mind—Kyiv seems to be getting fast-tracked.

A new proposal suggests that candidate members could dabble in miscellaneous aspects of the Brussels bloc after making minimal commitments.

“The question is not only whether the West has the right values, but whether it has the power to defend them.”

Montenegro outlasted the Ottoman Empire, the forcible erasure of its statehood in 1918, and decades of communist Yugoslavia, but will it be able to outlast the European Union?

Yerevan insists it will not harm Moscow’s interests as it pursues a “balanced” and increasingly Brussels-oriented foreign policy.

President Maia Sandu reiterated Moldova’s goal to sign the EU accession treaty by 2028.

Montenegro’s former anti-corruption chief was sentenced to more than two-years in prison for abuse of office and document forgery.

The Southern Interconnection project will link Bosnia to the European gas network via Croatia, including access to the liquefied natural gas terminal on the island of Krk.

Moscow cautioned that EU accession could trigger new restrictions against Georgia—based on the Kremlin’s “unfriendly countries” list.

EU leadership prioritises enlargement over rule of law in Albania, accepting democratic backsliding in exchange for political stability.