Accession of Kosovo to the European Union in the context of "Future enlargement of the European Union"

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⭐ Core Definition: Accession of Kosovo to the European Union

The accession of Kosovo to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Kosovo is currently recognized by the EU as a potential candidate for accession.

Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was enacted on 17 February 2008 by a vote of members of the Assembly of Kosovo. Independence has not been recognised by Serbia, or five out of 27 EU member states, and as a result the European Union itself refers only to "Kosovo", with an asterisked footnote containing the text agreed to by the Belgrade–Pristina negotiations: "This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence." This has not prevented Kosovo from continuing its EU enacted Stabilisation Tracking Mechanism (STM) programme, aiming to gradually integrate its national policies on legal, economic and social matters with the EU, so that at some point in the future Kosovo could qualify for EU membership.

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👉 Accession of Kosovo to the European Union in the context of Future enlargement of the European Union

There are currently nine states recognised as candidates for membership of the European Union: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Kosovo (the independence of which is not recognised by five EU member states) formally submitted its application for membership in 2022 and is considered a potential candidate by the European Union. Due to multiple factors, talks with Turkey are at an effective standstill since December 2016.

Six candidates are currently engaged in active negotiations: Montenegro (since 2012), Serbia (since 2014), Albania (since 2020), North Macedonia (since 2020), Moldova and Ukraine (since 2024). The most advanced stage of the negotiations, defined as meeting the interim benchmarks for negotiating chapters 23 and 24, after which the closing process for all chapters can begin, has only been reached by Montenegro. Montenegro's declared political goal is to complete its negotiations by the end of 2026 and achieve membership of the EU by 2028.

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← Future enlargement of the European Union ← Potential enlargement of the European Union
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Future enlargement of the European Union → Kosovo → EU → 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence → Serbia → Assembly of Kosovo → International recognition of Kosovo → European Union → Belgrade–Pristina negotiations → Kosovo status process → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 → International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence → Stabilisation Tracking Mechanism →