In June 2026, the EU and Western Balkans leaders met in Tivat, Montenegro, under the theme 'Shared prosperity and stability of the EU and the Western Balkans'.&nbsp;

The leaders assessed the progress made in the gradual integration of the Western Balkans with the EU, and discussed how to advance it further, notably through the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

Leaders also discussed enlargement. It provided an opportunity for the EU to reiterate its full and unequivocal commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans.&nbsp;

Currently, there are nine candidate countries.&nbsp; Five of them are located in the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

When it comes to econoly and trade, the EU is the Western Balkans' primary and most reliable partner. It is the region's main trading partner, investor and donor.

The EU also took the decision to start negotiations with the Western Balkans partners to integrate them into the 'Roam Like at Home' area. This would enable their citizens to make calls, send text messages and use mobile data while travelling abroad without paying additional roaming charges, under the same conditions as at home.

EU - Serbia (T)

Enlargement to Bosnia and Herzegovina (T)

Enlargement to North Macedonia (T)

Enlargement to Montenegro (T)

EU - North Macedonia (T)

Enlargement to Albania (T)

EU - Bosnia and Herzegovina (T)

EU - Kosovo (T)

Enlargement to Kosovo (T)

Enlargement to Serbia (T)

EU - Montenegro (T)

EU - Albania (T)

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EU Enlargement - Western Balkans

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Miroslav LAJCAK, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Miroslav LAJCAK, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina: arrival, welcome; and roundtable

2nd EP - Western Balkans Speakers' summit chaired by David SASSOLI, EP President; arrivals, roundtable, signing of joint declaration of Western Balkans Speakers Summit 2021 and family photo

2nd Western Balkans speakers' Summit - AFET Committee in association with the EP Standing delegations for the Western Balkans, with the Speakers of the Western Balkans parliaments

2nd European Parliament - Western Balkans Speakers Summit: extracts from the meeting with the EP delegations for the Western Balkan and with the Speakers of the Western Balkans’ parliaments

Announcement of the results of the second voting session (18/05)

EP Plenary session - 2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro

2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro: opening statements by Tonino PICULA (S&D, HR), rapporteur, Augusto SANTOS SILVA, Portuguese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Infoclip: Montenegro

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - 2019-2020 Progress reports on Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia

Press confrence - Reports on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Albania and North Macedonia

Joint debate - 2019-2020 Progress reports on Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia: closing statements by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State

Plenary Round-up - Strasbourg, June 2026

An EU future for the Western Balkans

EU-Western Balkans Summit

EP Plenary session - An EU future for the Western Balkans

An EU future for the Western Balkans: closing statements

An EU future for the Western Balkans: MEPs debate (part 2)

An EU future for the Western Balkans: MEPs debate (part 1)

An EU future for the Western Balkans: one round of political group speakers and reply by Marta KOS, European Commissioner for Enlargement

An EU future for the Western Balkans: opening statements by Marjan ŠAREC (Renew, SI), Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D, AT), Thomas WAITZ (Greens/EFA, AT), Ondřej KOLÁŘ (EPP, CZ), Riho TERRAS (EPP, EE), and Marta KOS, European Commissioner for Enlargement

An EU future for the Western Balkans: extracts from the debate

Infoclip: Western Balkans and the EU

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat, Montenegro

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates in the EU-Western Balkans Summit 2026: extracts from the arrival, doorstep and roundtable

EU-Western Balkans Summit: Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at the Dayton Dialogue: extracts from the keynote speech

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at Dayton Dialogues: Q&A, moderated by Frederick KEMPE, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at Dayton Dialogues: Keynote Speech

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament at the EU - Western Balkans summit

Preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit: MEPs Debate

Preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit: one round of political group speakers

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the EU-Western Balkans summit: arrival and doorstep

2022 Report on Kosovo: closing statements by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA,DE), Rapporteur

2022 Report on Kosovo: MEPs debate

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