Post by European Parliament

Enlargement is one of the EU’s greatest achievements, an investment in a shared future. In its resolutions on the accession reports of candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans wishing to join the EU, Parliament continues to prioritize a merit-based enlargement process. There are candidate countries in the Western Balkans that are advancing well on their path to join the club. Namely: 🇲🇪 Montenegro: MEPs welcome Montenegro’s steady progress on EU-related reforms, supported by its ambition to complete negotiations by the end of 2026 and become the EU’s 28th member state by 2028. 🇦🇱 Albania: MEPs praise the country's strong progress in recent years and acknowledge its ambition to finish EU membership negotiations by 2027. However, they emphasize that Albania’s path to EU membership will depend on how effectively it implements key reforms, especially in the areas of the rule of law and the fight against corruption. At the same time, there are countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Kosovo in need of further progress. 🇧🇦 With regards to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Parliament urges the country’s political leaders to renew their commitment to EU membership and implement long-overdue reforms without delay. 🇲🇰 On North Macedonia, MEPs regret the lack of progress since 2025’s report, especially on the rule of law, judicial reform and the fight against corruption, and calls it to adopt the constitutional amendments necessary for the opening of the first negotiation cluster. 🇽🇰 Kosovo as a potential candidate country must be able to form a functioning legislature and government, to accelerate EU-related reforms and normalize its relations with Serbia. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ee4-Dkrq