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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Kosovo
      Kosovo and Serbia agree to EU plan to normalise relations

      Western pressure for the two sides to resolve longstanding differences has intensified with the war in Ukraine

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Montenegro
      Montenegro president dissolves parliament and calls early election

      Nato country is seeking EU membership but parliamentary poll result on June 11 could determine whether it continues to look to the west

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Georgia
      Violent clashes erupt in Georgia over Russia-modelled media law

      NGOs and press organisations receiving funding from abroad would be labelled ‘foreign agents’

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      InterviewUkraine
      Ukraine tells EU leaders to avoid ‘negative’ accession messaging

      Kyiv is delivering ‘very fast’ on political reforms, says deputy prime minister

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Global InsightSam Fleming
      Ukraine wrongfoots reluctant EU states with accession reforms

      Brussels says Kyiv is moving rapidly on change despite punishing wartime conditions

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Ukraine needs a credible path to EU membership

      It is important for both sides that Kyiv meets the same standards as other applicants

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Europe Express
      Proclamations and promises as the EU caravan rolls into Kyiv Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: Cyprus goes to the polls with few fresh options

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Europe Express
      Why EU capitals fear Brussels has got Ukraine’s hopes too high Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: ending patent protection for drugs and Europe’s inefficient energy market

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Ukraine
      Brussels urged to rein in Ukraine’s ‘unrealistic’ EU hopes

      Member states call on bloc’s leadership to be frank about huge hurdles facing Kyiv’s integration

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      Europe Express
      EU and US step up pressure for a Kosovo-Serbia settlement Premium content

      War is waking up western governments to the need for more vigorous diplomacy in the Balkans

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      News in-depthKosovo
      ‘We need autonomy’: Kosovo Serbs object to western diplomacy

      Refusal to resume work at public institutions reflects their deep resentment of Pristina

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Kosovo
      Kosovo closes border crossing as tensions with Serbia intensify

      Belgrade puts troops on high alert as ethnic Serbs resist Pristina’s authority

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Balkan Peninsula
      Croatia gets EU approval to enter border-free Schengen zone

      Romania and Bulgaria kept out of free travel area as Austria and the Netherlands voice concerns

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      Europe Express
      Expansion of free movement area hangs in balance Premium content

      Some member states oppose Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      EU to deploy border agents in the western Balkans for first time

      Frontex officials installed outside its jurisdiction in states seeking to join the bloc

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Kosovo
      Kosovo delays crackdown on Serbian driving plates after US pressure

      Brussels diplomat says parties’ failure to reach agreement is ‘playing with fire’ as Pristina pushes for wider deal

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Europe Express
      EU may need budget top-up for Ukraine, energy crisis Premium content

      Bloc’s seven-year budget is rapidly burning through cash

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Bulgaria
      Former Bulgarian premier faces struggle to build coalition

      Lack of support from other parties for Boyko Borisov raises chances of another caretaker government and new vote

    • Saturday, 27 August, 2022
      Kosovo
      Serbia and Kosovo agree to ease travel restrictions

      Deal brokered by Brussels lowers risk of violence after stand-off between Belgrade and Pristina

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Misha Glenny
      Serbia and Kosovo must dial down Balkan tensions

      EU and Nato have crucial roles to play in stopping Russia from exploiting regional rivalries

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Tony Barber
      EU stores up trouble for its Balkan enlargement plans

      European pressure on North Macedonia to accept Bulgaria’s demands will set a bad precedent for the region

    • Saturday, 16 July, 2022
      North Macedonia approves EU proposal to start accession talks

      Membership talks have been given fresh impetus by Russian agression in Ukraine

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Europe Express
      Eurogroup to look at ways of curbing inflation hazards Premium content

      Eurozone finance ministers to warn that growth prospects have deteriorated

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      North Macedonia signals acceptance of plan to unlock EU membership talks

      Premier welcomes French proposals as potential basis for compromise on tensions with Bulgaria

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Bulgaria vote buoys prospect of EU expansion into western Balkans

      MPs move to lift veto on accession talks but North Macedonia could reject conditions brokered by France

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