Albania

Two EPC commentaries accept stronger post-accession tools, then ask what protects the Union when the special regime ends

Gradual access to selected policies, stronger post-accession safeguards, and a renewed push to drop unanimity on sanctions and foreign policy

Hierarchy with a membership fee: how Trump’s Board reprices democracy in Wider Europe

Commission draft outlines gradual integration for candidates, with Chisinau and Kyiv cited as early beneficiaries in trade, energy and roaming

Albania is shaken by its Flamingo revolution, the country’s biggest civic uprising since the fall of communism

A reported remark on Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing Romania’s government to collapse draws scrutiny

Protests and an attack on EULEX follow the verdict, as leaders denounce an “unacceptable injustice” - a reminder that the scars of the Yugoslav wars still run deep on both sides

Drivers from four countries give Brussels until 14 September to ease 90-day limit or face coordinated closures

Three months of protests have turned a flamingo into an unlikely symbol of a much bigger fight

Accession delay invites rule of law backsliding, waiting-room fatigue and greater vulnerability to malign interference from the EU’s geopolitical rivals

Vučić described the process as a “great disgrace and disappointment,” claiming it reflected nervousness among international actors seeking to force Serbia to accept Kosovo’s independence

Pristina expresses disappointment over Ukraine’s continued non-recognition of Kosovo, while Tirana firmly rejects any parallel between the two cases