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On Sunday, the people of Kosovo exercised their democratic right by casting their vote in the regular parliamentary elections. The European Union has deployed an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) which will remain in Kosovo to follow the post-electoral procedures as well as issue recommendations.

The call for applications for the sixth edition of the EU Award for Roma integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is now open. This edition is dedicated to the positive achievements for Roma inclusion in the sector of education.

We are witnessing the Georgian authorities taking further steps away from democratic standards. The rushed adoption of amendments to the Code on Administrative Offences, Criminal Code and the Law on Assemblies and Manifestations will have far-reaching effects on Georgian society.

Tomorrow, Commissioner Marta Kos will host her first Youth Policy Dialogue on Enlargement ‘Breaking Barriers - Bridging Borders - Growing Together' in Nova Gorica (Slovenia), together with Commissioner Glenn Micallef. The event brings together 40 young people (aged 18-30) from across the EU and...

On 4 February, the introductory meeting of the 1st Cohort of the EU Diplomatic Programme for the Enlargement Region (EUDP) kicked-off in Brussels, in presence of Valentina Superti, Director responsible for the Western Balkans in the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood...

Today, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It has a two-fold objective of decoupling Moldova from the insecurities of Russian supply of energy and fully integrating it in the EU energy

Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will travel to the Republic of Moldova on 3-4 February 2025. This mission takes place in the context of the EU's on-going efforts to support the Republic of Moldova in tackling the severe energy crisis provoked by Gazprom on both sides of the Nistru River.

Today, the Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and Belarus who are working from the EU.