🇧🇬 #Bulgaria and 🇲🇰 #NorthMacedonia disagree over the conditions and timeframe for North Macedonia's 🇪🇺 EU accession, despite an agreement to maintain dialogue, following a bilateral meeting in Sofia. #EU_accession www.intellinews.com/bulgaria-nor...

#NorthMacedonia will request an official bilateral meeting with #Bulgaria next week as a first step towards unblocking its EU accession process, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said after meeting @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu in Skopje. #EU_accession www.intellinews.com/north-macedo...

The EU will open its vast economy to countries waiting to join its ranks, provided they agree to stand with the bloc against hostile states and industrial rivals, according to a draft @ec.europa.eu proposal obtained by @politico.eu . #EU_accession www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

The @ec.europa.eu will propose a major overhaul of how the EU takes decisions to bypass national vetoes and introduce new rule-of-law safeguards as it seeks to incorporate additional members, such as Montenegro and Albania. #EU_accession www.rapporteur.com/news/exclusi...

After years of political deadlock between Skopje and Sofia, a new idea has entered the debate over #NorthMacedonia ’s stalled European integration: the involvement of a European mediator in talks with #Bulgaria. #EU_accession www.intellinews.com/eu-enlargeme...

For the first time, Brussels is considering setting target dates for #Montenegro, #Ukraine, #Moldova and #Albania to complete key stages of accession talks. #EU_accession
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

#WeekendRead: Increasing gas dependency in EU candidate countries could undermine the bloc’s climate goals, officials fear. #energy #EU_accession
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...

The @ec.europa.eu is set to formally back #Albania 's 2027 accession deadline in a new roadmap, which is also due to include a list of key deliverables Tirana will have to prioritise to complete the process by the end of next year. #EU_accession
www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/e...

#Croatia is putting a squeeze on #Montenegro ’s bid to join the EU, just as the tiny Western Balkans nation reaches the finish line. #EU_accession
www.euractiv.com/news/croatia...

Parliament Speaker and president of pro-EU ruling party Igor Grosu will visit Budapest in mid-September to seek Hungarian support for advancing #Moldova 's European Union accession negotiations, particularly opening of additional negotiating clusters. #EU_accession www.moldpres.md/eng/eu-1/spe...

Economies of countries seeking to join the EU could increase GDP per capita by 30% to 35% within a decade, repeating gains seen in previous #enlargement rounds, says IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. #EU_accession
logos-pres.md/en/news/imf-...

The @ec.europa.eu is redirecting internal resources to #Moldova 's enlargement process, after Chișinău's reform pace outstripped the department's capacity to keep up with it. #EU_accession www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...