Nothing in the #EUCO conclusions on #EUenlargement and reforms indicates any shift in the approach to internal preparations for an enlarged Union.

The rhetoric remains unchanged, with no commitments on further accessions – not even on #Montenegro

newunionpost.eu/2026/10/16/e...

[Analysis] #EUEnlargement - Enlargement: Europe’s next competitiveness opportunity, by @tinatinakhvlediani.bsky.social, Pierre-Alexandre Balland & @andrearenda.bsky.social | @ceps.eu
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

[Video] #EUEnlargement: #EU enlargement is the bloc’s “most powerful” tool, says Austrian FM | Euronews
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#EUEnlargement: #Croatia pumps the brakes on #Montenegro’s #EU membership bid, by @gerardofortuna.bsky.social & @jacopobarigazzi.bsky.social | Politico
www.politico.eu/article/croa...

Croatia pumps the brakes on Montenegro’s EU membership bid.

Zagreb is pressing to resolve long-standing disputes over war crimes, compensation and border demarcation before wrapping up EU accession talks.

Despite those disputes, Croatia has so far consen…

#Montenegro #EUEnlargement #Croatia #EU

The presentation of the #EUenlargement Package has been delayed until 4 November 2026. Work is under way to define both the strategic areas for strengthening the gradual integration & the accession roadmaps for #Albania,#Moldova, #Montenegro & #Ukraine.
newunionpost.eu/2026/10/14/e...

#EUEnlargement: #Montenegro misses accession chapter deadline amid parliament rift, by @bronwynjo.bsky.social | Rapporteur
www.rapporteur.com/news/montene...

#EUEnlargement: #EU advances #Ukraine accession as #Hungary lifts veto, paving way for #Zelenskyy-#Magyar meeting, by @sandorzsiros.bsky.social & Sasha Vakulina | Euronews
www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/e...

#EUenlargement should be viewed not only as an investment in peace, stability and security. At a time when #Europe faces weak productivity growth, an ageing workforce, fragmented markets, insufficient investment, it should also be seen as a competitiveness strategy.
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Institutional reform cannot wait until #EUenlargement is imminent. While the accession of countries like #Montenegro, #Albania & #Moldova may not require changing the rules underpinning the EU’s current institutional design, the full integration of #Ukraine would.
reunir-horizon.eu/a-wider-euro...

#EUEnlargement: #Ukraine's #EU accession bid advances with new chapter. #Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in #Kyiv's bid for membership. | Le Monde
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Over the coming weeks, we will spotlight each #CountryReport, highlighting key findings and insights from across the enlargement countries.
RESILIO-ACCESS is funded by Stiftung Mercator.

#RESILIOACCESS #RuleOfLaw #EUEnlargement

📖 tinyurl.com/Resilio-Acce... #Resilience

#Montenegro illustrates a wider problem with #EUenlargement. Even when a candidate country delivers on reforms, accession ultimately depends on politics in 27 national capitals. Next year will be key.
scrambleforeurope.substack.com/p/montenegro...

Enlargement is back at the centre of European security policy, but the question of how to do it is far from settled.

Pleased to partner with @warsawforum.bsky.social today for a discussion on rethinking #EUenlargement.

Watch live at 14.00: youtube.com/live/xundt8_... #WSF2026

Podgorica has closed almost two thirds of its negotiation chapters with Brussels.
A frontrunner of the #EUenlargement process, #Montenegro aims to complete accession negotiations in the 1st half of 2027 & become the 28th EU member.
At this pace, '28 by 28' has all the chances of becoming a reality.

📣 Our #EUEnlargement reflections continue — Kristijan Fidanovski, GEO-POWER-EU Researcher & economist @wiiw_ac_at, on the proposed shift away from unanimity in the accession process 👇

Our report📄 bit.ly/4y8KDcB
Full Communication🔗 commission.europa.eu/document/190...

Where the weakest points of the Commission's pre-enlargement policy reviews lie and which elements could provide the basis for a new approach to both enlarging and reforming the Union

An in-depth analysis with several #EUenlargement experts:

newunionpost.eu/2026/10/08/p...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Ardit Orana
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

“Rethinking EU Enlargement as Grand Strategy in the Western Balkans”

#EUEnlargement #WesternBalkans #Geopolitics

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New BiEPAG Op-ed by Nikolaos Tzifakis: how can EU enlargement negotiations be unblocked? A three-track model matches each type of Council decision with a suitable voting rule, with no Treaty change needed.

👉 Read: www.biepag.eu/op-ed/how-to...

#EUEnlargement #QMV #BiEPAG

[Featured] #EUEnlargement: #EU seeks ways to make expansion more palatable to members, by Mark Hallam | Deutsche Welle
www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-...