Albania and Montenegro doing well in EU entry process, other 4 W. Balkans countries at standstill each for different reasons

Brussels, 04 November 2025, dtt-net.com – Albania and Montenegro, the two frontrunner countries in EU membership process are on track to meet their ambitions of concluding accession negotiations in 2027, 2026 respectively, the European Commission said today in an annual report, a decision which belongs to 27 member states, but other four countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia) continue to be at standstill with each of them for different reasons. “Achieving Albania's goal of concluding negotiations by 2027 depends on maintaining reform momentum and fostering inclusive political dialogue. Subject to maintaining the pace of reforms, Albania is on track to meet this ambitious objective,” the EC wrote in the report.