Dataset
30 June 2026
EU candidate countries acquis alignment dataset (2020-2025)
EU candidate preparedness is quantified from annual Commission reports, creating comparable scores across eight countries, policy areas and years
North macedonia
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Working paper
30 June 2026
Progress made by EU candidate countries on accession-related reforms
EU accession progress broadly tracks reform, but Montenegro’s advance and North Macedonia’s stalled talks show politics still matters
Podcast
16 April 2025
The Western Balkans: a region in waiting
Stalled integration but a new growth plan for six countries bound to the EU by culture and geography
Policy Brief
22 July 2024
The changing dynamics of the Western Balkans on the road to European Union membership: an update
This paper concentrates on economic and social convergence in the region and the economic and institutional aspects of EU accession
Blog post
15 June 2020
Has COVID-19 dented the EU’s credibility in the Balkans?
Muddled initial reactions to the COVID-19 crisis tarnished the EU’s image in the Western Balkans. Europe should not take for granted the extent of its
Blog post
27 February 2020
Can the EU overcome its enlargement impasse?
The ‘new enlargement methodology’ may help overcome the impasse triggered by the inability of the European Council to open accession negotiations with