EU accession • Table.Briefings

Friedrich Merz empfängt Wolodymyr Selenskyj im Bundeskanzleramt.

May 22nd, 2026

Ukraine’s EU membership: Merz receives support

The German chancellor has proposed that Ukraine be granted associate EU membership. The response has been largely positive.

By Till Hoppe

Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha (C) with crowds of supporters in front of the government building during a protest action in Tirana, Albania, January 24, 2026. Protests were initiated by opposition leader Sali Berisha after weeks of political tensions following corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Belinda Balluku.

Feature | Corruption

February 13th, 2026

Between pressure to reform and loss of trust: How South-East Europe ranks on the new corruption index

Most countries in the Western Balkans and the EU member states of South-East Europe are continuing to slide down the new corruption index. What this means for the accession prospects of the six Western Balkan states – and why protests are growing.

By Frank Stier

Jakov Devčić, Leiter der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Serbien und Montenegro

Opinion | Montenegro

December 17th, 2025

Milojko Spajić: Montenegro’s new face and Europe’s big question

Montenegro is experiencing a democratic generational change with the new leadership centered around Prime Minister Milojko Spajić. The small country is accelerating its EU accession process, becoming a potential model for the entire Western Balkans.

By Jakov Devčić

News | Western Balkans

November 21st, 2025

EU accession: Ischinger in favor of partial membership for former Yugoslav republics

Thirty years after the Dayton Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wolfgang Ischinger calls for the Western Balkan states to be integrated into the EU more quickly.

By Markus Bickel