EU inches toward ‘membership-lite’ plan for candidate countries

EU inches toward ‘membership-lite’ plan for candidate countries politico.eu EU leaders at Balkan summit optimistic about rapid expansion DW Germany’s Merz says EU to initiate integration of Western Balkans Al Jazeera Montenegro is ‘within reach’ of joining the EU by 2028, von der Leyen says after Balkans summit AP News EU Pushes to End Expansion Deadlock to Curb Russia and China Bloomberg.com