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Safeguards for new EU members need objective criteria, Montenegro's ambassador says

Montenegro is backing new EU rule-of-law safeguards for future members while insisting they must be based on objective criteria and not create a second tier of membership.

Euronews

Giant, milky-green vortex swirls across massive 'cryptodepression' lake in Southern Europe — Earth from space

A 2020 astronaut photo shows a massive, milky-green vortex in Lake Skadar, which lies on the border between Montenegro and Albania.

LiveScience

Trade, trophies and tanks

In today's newsletter: A team of Members of the European Parliament travel to China, Spain's reigning champions tour Madrid, and an expert explains the point of Europe's military parades.

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How Montenegro might complicate the EU's already tense budget talks

Montenegro's €3.2 billion EU accession package is small change for the bloc's taxpayers, but it could set a precedent for how future enlargements are funded.

Euronews

10 European countries that do not have EES for 2026 holidays

Could this be the year of the Balkan boom? The countries in Europe to visit that are not at risk of long EES border queues

The Independent UK

LibDem MSP branded 'out of touch' after Montenegro rental cottage revealed

A SCOTTISH LibDem MSP has been branded “out of touch” after it emerged he owns a rental home in Montenegro.

The National (Scotland)

Europe's 'Schengen Shuffle' explained: Can it help you stay beyond 90 days?

The Schengen Shuffle allows longer European stays by alternating between Schengen and non-Schengen nations. This unofficial strategy adheres strictly to the 90/180-day Schengen rule for all travellers. Time spent in countries like Albania and Montenegro does not count towards the Schengen limit.

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EXCLUSIVE: Commission prepares enlargement reform proposals to regain the initiative

The European Commission is working on proposals to reform the enlargement process, aiming to regain control over a debate now largely shaped by member states and to avoid placing the burden of new safeguards discussions solely on Montenegro, the most advanced candidate country.

Euronews

EXCLUSIVE: EU set to reallocate Western Balkans funding in favour of accession 'frontrunners'

The EU will redirect Western Balkans reform funding towards frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia, as other countries are struggling to keep up with reform deadlines.

Euronews

Montenegro's ruling Europe Now! links up with EPP ahead of EU membership

Montenegro's latest political milestone comes as the country enters what leaders describe as the "final lap" of its long campaign to become the European Union's next member state.

Euronews

Mamula Island by Banyan Tree opens in Montenegro, the luxury brand’s first resort in Europe

Europe’s first Banyan Tree resort has opened on a secluded islet on the Bay of Kotor, revamping a centuries-old fortress into a luxury Adriatic escape.

Euronews

Animal welfare activists in Montenegro worried about horses in scorching European heat

Animal welfare activists in Montenegro are raising alarm over abandoned animals as a heat wave bakes European countries

The Independent UK

Montenegro police arrest Iranian accused of hacking US universities

The suspect is accused of helping steal data from more than 150 US universities over a hacking campaign dating back to 2013.

Euronews

European Destinations Britons May Want To Avoid This Summer Due To Overtourism, Long Border Queues

UK travellers face long airport queues and border delays due to the EU's new Entry/Exit System, impacting summer holidays across Europe. Airlines advise arriving early to avoid missed flights.

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Five EU countries push tougher safeguards for future members to avoid Orbán repeat

Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg want stronger safeguards to act faster against democratic and legal breaches in future EU members. The proposal reflects the lessons learned from the Orbán era.

Euronews

Off the Record: Politics, protests and dead flamingos dominate EU-Western Balkans summit

Euronews Europe editor Maria Tadeo provides highlights and analysis from the EU-Western Balkans summit held this week in her signature newsletter Off the Record.

Euronews

Montenegro the cookie of the Balkans: 'If you like it, you take more,' PM tells Euronews

'Cookie of the Balkans' Montenegro can revitalise the EU enlargement process for the rest of candidates, as PM doubles down on 2028 entry.

The Independent UK

Wales miss chance to go top of World Cup qualifying group with Montenegro draw

Montenegro 1-1 Wales: Hannah Cain netted a penalty before the hosts struck back

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The Guardian - UK

EU must prove it is capable and willing to take in new members, leaders say

Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’

Euronews

Newsletter: Bust to boom? Europe’s most exclusive club might be getting bigger

Dozens of European leaders and heads of state from the six Western Balkan countries will be in Montenegro on Friday for talks about how to grow the European Union. Also in the newsletter: how Europe balances trade with the US and China.

Euronews

Exclusive: Costa backs simpler EU accession rules ahead of Western Balkans summit

Council chief calls for the EU's enlargement rules to be "streamlined" by removing the need for unanimity at each stage of the process in an exclusive Euronews interview, framing the shift towards the Balkans as pivotal for stability.

Radio France Internationale

Western Balkan leaders join EU summit amid renewed enlargement drive

EU and Western Balkan leaders are gathering in the Adriatic port town of Tivat in Montenegro on Friday, alongside heads of Europe's largest economies including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The Guardian - UK

EU summit with western Balkan leaders to reaffirm membership prospects

Macron, Merz and von der Leyen among those due to gather in Montenegro for talks on integration of six countries

Euronews

Watch: Forget idealism—the multi-billion euro reason the EU wants the Western Balkans in the bloc

Top EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro from this Thursday for the EU-Western Balkans summit. But with the EU already struggling to manage 27 member states, why is Brussels pushing for enlargement right now?

Euronews

Newsletter: The moving pieces of the EU’s enlargement

Also in this newsletter: The EU's trade chief to meet his Chinese counterpart in Paris amid escalating trade tensions; and Europe Today speaks exclusively to Lebanese culture minister Ghassan Salamé after Israel and Lebanon agreed a conditional ceasefire overnight.

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