
EU Weighs Up Restricting Veto Rights for New Member States
Under a new proposal, accession countries would join the Union without an initial power of veto over foreign policy or otherwise unanimous decisions.

Under a new proposal, accession countries would join the Union without an initial power of veto over foreign policy or otherwise unanimous decisions.

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?

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

The pace of the Balkans country’s progress once again highlights the preferential treatment Brussels is giving Ukraine.

EU member states agree to begin drafting an accession treaty

Speakers at the Budapest Balkans Forum warned that the EU’s enlargement policy lacks credibility and clarity.

The small Balkan state has been waiting to be allowed into the European Union for over 15 years, whereas a country currently at war claims it could join in 2027.

Checkpoints across Bosnia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia are blocked, with Serbian crossings also affected.

An influx of Turks raises concerns about radicalization, sectarian divides, and political shifts.

Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said Ukraine “has demonstrated its commitment to its EU path,” but warned against further “backsliding.”