European Union

Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Callas walks past the EU flag

European Union

13.July 2026 Sabrina Fritz/Tina Hassel (ARD/DW)

Kaja Callas in the jaws of Brussels: Who leads the EU's foreign policy?

The opposition in Serbia has many objections to the attitude of the European Commission towards the regime of Aleksandar Vučić. The problem in Brussels, however, is much deeper: at the moment, it is not clear who drinks and who pays when it comes to the EU's foreign policy.

Regime

09.July 2026 B. B.

Gojko Božović: The regime swore by the European future, and did everything against it

"These are the Europeans who feel the most natural in the Politburo of the Communist Party of China," says Gojko Božović about the regime of Aleksandar Vučić

European Union

09.July 2026 B. B.

Politiko: Nine countries are asking for the extension of concessions in the application of EES

The contingency mechanism, which allows border services to temporarily suspend the collection of biometric data in exceptional circumstances, is due to be lifted on 6 September

Serbia and the European Union

08.July 2026 Bosko Jaksic

Presentation of Potemkin's Serbia

The Ambassador of Ireland said in Belgrade that, "if we ask", Serbia will open Cluster 3. The Netherlands also asked, whose opposition mainly relates to the state of the rule of law. The "Balance Clause" is clear - if there is no progress in fundamental areas of law, there is no progress in the negotiations as a whole. From that reform package, Vučić's government is fleeing like the devil from the cross, but it does not give up selling the fog, even though a lot has changed since Croatia was hailed as the last member of the Union in 2013

European Union

08.July 2026 B. B.

European Democratic Party: Vučić has no place in the EU

"Serbia belongs to Europe, the Vučić regime does not," stated the European Democratic Party

Ana Brnabić, Marko Đurić, Nemanja Starović and Siniša Mali in Brussels

Comment

08.July 2026 Andrei Ivanji

The European papacy of progressives

All the dilemmas about whether the progressives led by Aleksandar Vučić will bring Serbia closer to the European Union are false - they won't, it never occurs to them. And here we come to the student list of Kosovo and Metohija

Intertwined flags of Serbia and the European Union

European integration

08.July 2026 B. B.

Eight EU members are against the opening of Cluster 3 for Serbia

Eight member states of the European Union do not accept the European Commission's arguments that Serbia has made progress in key areas of the rule of law and that therefore, after four and a half years of stagnation, it should be allowed to finally reopen one cluster

Ursula von der Leyen and Aleksandar Vučić

European integration

07.July 2026 Bojan Bednar

Serbia's "Reform Enthusiasm": Where did the SNS suddenly come from to please the European Union?

The Serbian Progressive Party has been meeting the demands of the European Union for the past few days as if it were the party with the most pro-European enthusiasm. What led to such a "reform craze"

European integration

07.July 2026 IN THE

Politiko: The European Union is divided over Serbia, the Netherlands is ready to veto

The European Commission's proposal for Serbia to open a new cluster in membership negotiations shows a deep division within the EU: some see enlargement as a geopolitical tool to retain influence in the region, while others fear that Belgrade could be rewarded without sufficient progress in reforms.

Montenegro

06.July 2026 B. B.

Parliamentary majority for changing the Constitution: Montenegrins jump over the last hurdles to EU membership

The government and the opposition in Montenegro have an agreement on changes to the Constitution, which will be a step in fulfilling the country's obligations from the European agenda.

European Parliament

06.July 2026 B. B.

The European Parliament will discuss Serbia's progress for only half an hour

A half-hour debate in the EP on Serbia is planned after discussions on the progress of Ukraine and Moldova in the EU accession process, which will last one hour each.

The "Sound Cannon" Affair

26.June 2026 B. B.

RTS: EU calls for a credible and transparent investigation into the "sound cannon" case

The European Commission expects that the investigation into the "Sound Cannon" case will be conducted in full accordance with the law, without political pressure or influence.

New measures of the European Union

26.June 2026 Jeanette Zwink / DW

EU bans BPA in food packaging: What is bisphenol A and how dangerous is it?

The European Union is introducing one of the world's strictest bans on bisphenol A. This widespread industrial chemical is found in many products, and scientific studies point to its possible harmful effects on health.

European Parliament

25.June 2026 B. B.

Lopandić: Serbia is awaiting a new, harsher resolution of the European Parliament

"The authorities are now bragging about the fact that we lost six months as a country with that persecution with the Venice Commission," says the former head of the Serbian Mission to the EU, Duško Lopandić.

Ten years since Brexit

25.June 2026 Danica Ilić

A brief history of fraud

Just hours after the results of the historic UK referendum were announced, Nigel Farage was a guest on the ITV morning programme. Euphoria among the 52 percent of Britons who voted to leave the EU was at its peak. Those 48 percent who were against were mostly desperate. And then Farage served the Brexiteers a bombshell for breakfast. You know that £350 million a week that Boris and I promised to divert to the British health system instead of the EU coffers? Well, there is probably nothing of that

Flags in front of the European Parliament building

European integration

25.June 2026 B. B.

Why Serbia lags behind the region in support of the European Union

The examples of Montenegro and Albania show how to communicate in public when the country really wants to join the European Union, says Sofija Popović, journalist of the portal Savremena politika.

Chinese companies in Serbia

19.June 2026 Anja Mihic

"Steel friendship" on trial: How the USA and the EU are disrupting the Serbian-Chinese idyll

Is the "steel friendship" between Serbia and China strong enough to withstand geopolitical turbulence? Chinese companies in Serbia are under attack from the West

Interview: Vladimir Međak

17.June 2026 Viktor Radonjic

With SNS, Serbia will never enter the EU

What, actually, in the process of joining the EU will and will not be from Serbia and vice versa? Where is Serbia today in terms of what it wants and doesn't want from the EU, and what is the essence of the faking of the local regime - Dr. Vladimir Medjak, vice-president of the European Movement in Serbia and former chief lawyer in the Government's negotiating team for negotiations on EU accession, told the weekly "Vreme"

EU and Serbia

17.June 2026 R. Š.

Will roaming in the EU be abolished by 2027?

Joining Serbia to the European roaming system could enable Serbian citizens to use mobile services in the EU as if they were at home from next summer.

New psychoactive substances

17.June 2026 AI

Warning in the EU: Drugs in Europe have never been so deadly

Almost every week, the EU Drug Agency discovers a new, illegal psychoactive substance that has been put on the market. Not only are the effects of these synthetic drugs completely unpredictable, but dealers confuse them with heroin or cocaine. The consequences can be fatal

G7 Summit

17.June 2026 Angela Ulrich / DW

G7 Summit: Tamed Trump and a show of unity

Fears that Donald Trump might leave the G7 summit prematurely did not materialize, and the meeting in Evian was marked by attempts to strengthen the unity of the West around Ukraine and Russia.

EU and elections in Serbia

12.June 2026 Rajna Scepanovic

The "Nuclear Option": Will the EU recognize the election results if the SNS regime continues as before

The attitude of the European Union towards the elections in Serbia will depend on the implementation of recommendations for improving election conditions. As a last resort, there is also a "nuclear option" - for the EU not to recognize the election results due to the brokering of the Aleksandar Vučić regime.

Initiative

06.June 2026 S. Ć.

"European Cities" campaign: This is how European Union cities look and live

The Free Citizens Movement undertook the "European Cities" campaign in order to present to citizens the benefits of Serbia's membership in the European Union.

EU and Western Balkans

06.June 2026 Aleksandra Mudreš / DW

The summit is over, but can Montenegro start the countdown to EU membership?

Leading EU members strongly support Montenegro's accession to the community by 2028, confirmed the events at the European Union - Western Balkans Summit in Tivat

Serbia and the European Union

06.June 2026 Andrei Ivanji

The student movement: The Kosovo pledge and shy flirtation with the EU

At the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, it was painful to watch Serbia miss another historic opportunity to become a member of the European Union. Painful, of course, for those who believe that the road to Brussels is the only one that leads to the healing and betterment of the country. The student movement is on the move

Summit of the European Union and the Western Balkans

05.June 2026 Aleksa Petrovski

Non-paper: France and Germany offer a new model of rapprochement with the EU

The proposal of France and Germany at the summit of the EU - Western Balkans in Tivat allows candidate countries for membership access to certain sessions of the Council for Foreign Affairs. There are other conditions

EU Summit - Western Balkans

05.June 2026 Ivan Djerkovic / DW

Will Mertz, Macron and Von der Leyen bring Vučić into line?

The European Union - Western Balkans summit in Tivat was preceded by tensions between Serbia and Montenegro. At the center of the event was the Air Serbia charter with 87 members of the criminal loyalists of Aleksandar Vučić, who were returned to Belgrade by the Montenegrin police.