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🇪🇺 EU Enlargement Report 2026:

Progressing:
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro: closest to EU membership, 21 chapters closed, could close all remaining chapters by end of 2026

- 🇦🇱 Albania: strong progress, aims to conclude negotiations by 2027

- 🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldova & Ukraine: opened four clusters each, aiming to close negotiations in 2028

No progress:
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: no substantive progress, preparation downgraded in education and culture and in freedom of expression

- 🇲🇰 N.Macedonia: constitutional changes to add Bulgarians are blocking further progress

- 🇧🇦 BiH: stalled by political instability and anti-EU rhetoric

🇽🇰 Kosovo: political crisis slowed reforms, must implement dialogue obligations and agreements with Serbia

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🇽🇰🇹🇷 Turkey’s deputy foreign minister visited the construction site of the Turkish government-funded Central Mosque in Prishtina.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the mosque in Kosovo will be the largest in the Balkans, with a capacity of approximately 14,000 people.

The mosque is being built in the Ottoman style and will surpass the size of the mosque in Tirana, which was also funded by the Turkish government.

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🇷🇸 Serbia's lesbian president Brnabic and close ally comforted Vucic during the party.

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🇷🇸 Surrounded by women, Serbian ex-President Vucic looked melancholic while attending a party.

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🇦🇱 Student protests continue in Tirana.

Albanian police used water cannons against protesters.

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🇮🇷 Iran has listed European countries as potential targets, according to government (Teheran) newspaper:

🇬🇧 UK
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇷 France
🇮🇹 Italy
🇬🇷 Greece
🇷🇴 Romania
🇦🇱 Albania
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇨🇾 Cyprus

🇺🇸 US military infrastructure in Europe could be also viewed by by Iran as "legitimate targets" due to its role in supporting military operations in the Middle East.

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🇮🇷 Iran has listed European countries as potential targets, according to government (Teheran) newspaper:

🇬🇧 UK
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇷 France
🇮🇹 Italy
🇬🇷 Greece
🇷🇴 Romania
🇦🇱 Albania
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇨🇾 Cyprus

🇺🇸 US military infrastructure in Europe could be also viewed by by Iran as "legitimate targets" due to its role in supporting military operations in the Middle East.

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🇽🇰 Concerning statistics from UNICEF for Kosovo:

10% of 15–16-year-old students in Kosovo report having attempted suicide, up from 3.4% in 2011.

A child born today in Kosovo is expected to reach only 57% of their potential, largely due to poor healthcare and education.

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🇲🇪 Montenegro has closed two additional chapters in its EU accession negotiations, bringing the total to 23 out of 33.

EU representatives consider it realistic for Montenegro to conclude its accession negotiations by the end of 2026 and join the EU by 2028.

Croatia has vetoed the closing of 2 chapters over unresolved disputes dating back to the breakup of Yugoslavia. (Croatia listed 8 demands)

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🇲🇰 The stone bridge in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, has been illuminated with Turkish funding, surrounded by buildings inspired by ancient Greek architecture.

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🇦🇱 Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj addressed citizens from prison through an AI avatar.

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🇲🇪 Montenegro could join the EU as early as 2028

🇦🇱 Albania before 2030,

🇪🇺 EU Commissioner Marta Kos announced.

The two countries are first in line for EU membership.

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🇪🇺 EU Enlargement Report 2026:

Progressing:
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro: closest to EU membership, 21 chapters closed, could close all remaining chapters by end of 2026

- 🇦🇱 Albania: strong progress, aims to conclude negotiations by 2027

- 🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldova & Ukraine: opened four clusters each, aiming to close negotiations in 2028

No progress:
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: no substantive progress, preparation downgraded in education and culture and in freedom of expression

- 🇲🇰 N.Macedonia: constitutional changes to add Bulgarians are blocking further progress

- 🇧🇦 BiH: stalled by political instability and anti-EU rhetoric

🇽🇰 Kosovo: political crisis slowed reforms, must implement dialogue obligations and agreements with Serbia

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In which country should the Kosovo Government appoint @kos_data admin as an ambassador? 🤔

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Today is International Romani Language Day:

Romani is recognized as a minority language in:
Balkans: 🇽🇰 🇷🇸 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇧🇦 🇷🇴
Europe: 🇦🇹 🇫🇮 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇭🇺 🇳🇴 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇪 🇺🇦 🇷🇺
World: 🇨🇴

Romani is co-official language in:
🇽🇰 Prizren 🇽🇰 Gracanica 🇲🇰 Suto Orizari

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🇧🇦🇷🇺 Bosnia and Herzegovina has sanctioned Russia.

BiH has aligned with EU sanctions targeting 826 companies and 743 individuals linked to Russia's military-industrial complex, the EU Council announced.

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🇪🇺 EU Enlargement Report 2026:

Progressing:
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro: closest to EU membership, 21 chapters closed, could close all remaining chapters by end of 2026

- 🇦🇱 Albania: strong progress, aims to conclude negotiations by 2027

- 🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldova & Ukraine: opened four clusters each, aiming to close negotiations in 2028

No progress:
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: no substantive progress, preparation downgraded in education and culture and in freedom of expression

- 🇲🇰 N.Macedonia: constitutional changes to add Bulgarians are blocking further progress

- 🇧🇦 BiH: stalled by political instability and anti-EU rhetoric

🇽🇰 Kosovo: political crisis slowed reforms, must implement dialogue obligations and agreements with Serbia

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🇽🇰 Kosovo was supposed to start producing ammunition in 2026, a key promise made by PM Albin Kurti.

The "ammunition factory" still looks like this.

(Via: Koha)