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European Commission chief urges faster EU enlargement at Western Balkans summit https://www.europesays.com/people/103412/ Necva Tastan Sevinc 05 June 2026•Update: 05 June 2026 The European Commission president on Friday called for accelerating…

EU candidates in the Western Balkans and Moldova could gain access to EU programmes and the single market before full membership. A Franco-German paper proposes gradual, merit-based integration, including seats at some EU ministerial meetings without voting rights. EU-Balkans summit is Friday.

EU summit to explore faster membership for Western Balkans https://www.europesays.com/people/101590/ BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union will look for new ways to speed up the membership process…

EU seeking ways to speed up Western Balkans membership European Council President Antonio Costa said new ways need to be found to speed up Western Balkans membership in the EU. His comments come ahead of an upcoming summit in Montenegro.

EU aims for faster accession path for Western Balkan countries https://www.byteseu.com/2078725/ The European Union is set to explore new strategies to expedite the membership process for six Western Balkan candidate countries during an upcoming summit, according to European Council President …

EU membership a step closer for Western Balkan nations – EUbusiness.com https://www.byteseu.com/2081949/ EU enlargement is “a strategic investment in our shared stability, prosperity and security”, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said at a summit between leaders from the EU’s Member …

EU must prove it is capable and willing to take in new members, leaders say <p>Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’</p><p>The EU must prove its willingness and ability to take in new members and speed up its enlargement process, leaders of the bloc have said, as they gathered with their counterparts from six western Balkan countries that hope to join soon.</p><p>“The European Union has to show that it is capable of enlarging and willing to enlarge, and we want to discuss that here,” Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told reporters on Friday at the summit in Tivat, a costal town in Montenegro.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/eu-new-members-bloc-leaders-summit-enlargement">Continue reading...</a>

🇪🇺 The EU will look for new ways to speed up the membership process for six countries from Western Balkans at an upcoming summit, - AP Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro have been seeking to join bloc for years but are yet to complete the merit-based process.

EU leaders at Balkan summit optimistic about rapid expansion German Chancellor Merz has said he wants Western Balkan countries to be better integrated into the EU as they seek full membership. Commission head Von der Leyen called for a "faster" enlargement process.

EU summit to explore faster membership for Western Balkans https://www.europesays.com/europe/60733/ BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union will look for new ways to speed up the membership process…

EU summit with western Balkan leaders to reaffirm membership prospects | European Union https://www.europesays.com/people/101184/ European leaders will seek to show six western Balkan countries that they have a real chance of joining…

EU summit with western Balkan leaders to reaffirm membership prospects <p>Macron, Merz and von der Leyen among those due to gather in Montenegro for talks on integration of six countries</p><p>European leaders will seek to show six western Balkan countries that they have a real chance of joining the EU one day, despite splits over how to handle enlargement of the 27-member bloc.</p><p>Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen are among more than 30 leaders expected to gather in the Montenegrin coastal resort of Tivat on Friday for summit talks. The focus will be on integrating the six Balkan countries – among them Montenegro and Albania – more deeply into the EU single market, paving the way for them to join the bloc.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/eu-summit-montenegro-western-balkan-countries-membership-enlargement">Continue reading...</a>

Balkans summit: EU must pick up pace of enlargement negotiations, says von der Leyen – The Irish Times https://www.europesays.com/people/101954/ The European Union must speed up its years-long process of vetting countries before they can join the bloc,…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The EU will look for new ways to speed up the membership process for WB6 at an upcoming summit, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday (Jovana Gec) apnews.com/article/serb...

EU summit with western Balkan leaders to reaffirm membership prospects | European Union https://www.byteseu.com/2079442/ European leaders will seek to show six western Balkan countries that they have a real chance of joining the EU one day, despite splits over how to handle enlargement of the …

European Commission chief urges faster EU enlargement at Western Balkans summit https://www.europesays.com/uk/1008640/ Necva Tastan Sevinc 05 June 2026•Update: 05 June 2026 The European Commission president on Friday called for accelerating…#uk #news #uknews