Being serious about 🇪🇺 enlargement means first and foremost avoiding the trap of double pretense, where 🇪🇺 pretends that it is enlarging and candidate countries pretend that they are reforming. Under the present geopolitical circumstances, this will be a huge loss for Europe!

From 1/2026 🇺🇦🇲🇩 will be part of the ‘roam like at home area’. Citizens from 🇺🇦🇲🇩&🇪🇺 will be able to use mobile phones without additional charges just like in their home country. Western Balkans must be part of this too! ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Marta Kos⁩ consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

Successful people start with two core beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

Një bisedë për 🇦🇱 e ëndrrave tona me Ervin Qafmollën në A2CNN në një kohë kur politika ka humbur kuptimin e saj më të lartë, t’u shërbejë njerëzve, ku fjala keqpërdoret dhe ku shpresa shpesh përmbytet nga cinizmi. Episodi i plotë 🎙️👇 youtu.be/2wFpP5-7k-o?si… via YouTube

50 years after the #HelsinkiFinalAct, we are faced with a bitter reality: the collective security architecture meant to safeguard peace in #Europe is no longer protecting us. Norms are shattered, commitments ignored. The spirit of #Helsinki must be revived, not just remembered.

What happened in #Kumanovo 🇲🇰 during the basketball match was a display of ethnic hatred. Chants “Good Albanian, dead Albanian” and “Gas chambers for Albanians” aren’t just offensive. They are dangerous. Silence from officials who witnessed this “hall of shame” is unacceptable!

With all due respect to Europeans emphasising that Ukrainians and Europeans “need to be at the table” — yes, I agree. But to achieve what? As U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz famously said: “Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast

Trump, Putin and the future of Ukraine on.ft.com/3HtYrJn | opinion

Happy to join Harvard University as a Weatherhead Center for International Affairs fellow where I’ll be focused on the troubled 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 partnership and the consolidation of the European project in Southeast Europe.

The truth is the only way to move forward with enlargement process of Southeast Europe. Geopolitics can open the door, but candidates should demonstrate political ownership through substantial reforms, whereas 🇪🇺 members should act strategically to consolidate European project.

CARLOS ALCARAZ IS A SIX-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

🇪🇺 accession of Western Balkans needs decisive actions and not merely a gradual approach preserving the status quo: It needs credible commitment that every country can realistically achieve accession; domestic political environment of cooperation for reforms; financial support👇

‘We must build AI for people, not to be people’. Excellent piece by Mustafa Suleyman 👇 Project Syndicate prosyn.org/cUDXt29

The Elephant in the Room Ditmir Bushati ibnaeu.com/en/2025/09/23/…

Great to be back in #NYC for the events on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, as multilateralism is faced with immense challenges and uncertainties. #UNGA2025