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EU Candidates

The bigger picture

Who's on the path to the EU

Every country that has applied for EU membership, and how far each has come. 10 in all, from active negotiators to those whose process has stalled. All dates are sourced facts; open any country to see its tracker.

At a glance

  • Progressing
  • Stalled
  • Candidate
  • Applicant
Montenegro · ~2031MESerbia · ~2036RSAlbania · ~2032ALNorth Macedonia · ~2037MKUkraine · ~2033UAMoldova · ~2033MDBosnia and Herzegovina · ~2038BATürkiyeTRGeorgiaGEKosovoXK

Each country is shaded by where it stands in the process. Select one to open its tracker.

In accession negotiations

· 6
  • Montenegro
    NegotiatingMost advanced
    ~67%

    Applied 2008·Candidate 2010·Negotiating 2012

    Est. member~2031
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  • Serbia
    NegotiatingStalled since 2021
    ~36%

    Applied 2009·Candidate 2012·Negotiating 2014

    Est. member~2036
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  • Albania
    Negotiating
    ~51%

    Applied 2009·Candidate 2014·Negotiating 2022

    Est. member~2032
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  • North Macedonia
    NegotiatingStalled since 2022
    ~27%

    Applied 2004·Candidate 2005·Negotiating 2022

    Est. member~2037
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  • Ukraine
    NegotiatingWar-conditional
    ~47%

    Applied 2022·Candidate 2022·Negotiating 2024

    Est. member~2033
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  • Moldova
    Negotiating
    ~49%

    Applied 2022·Candidate 2022·Negotiating 2024

    Est. member~2033
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Candidate · talks not yet opened

· 1
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    CandidateStalled since 2024
    ~18%

    Applied 2016·Candidate 2022·Negotiating —

    Est. member~2038
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Process on hold

· 2
  • Türkiye
    On hold since 2018

    Applied 1987·Candidate 1999·Negotiating 2005

    Est. member—
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  • Georgia
    On hold since 2024

    Applied 2022·Candidate 2023·Negotiating —

    Est. member—
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Applicant

· 1
  • Kosovo
    Applicant

    Applied 2022·Candidate —·Negotiating —

    Est. member—
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Application, candidate-status and negotiation-opening dates are from the European Commission's enlargement pages. Countries with a full tracker open when you click; the rest are shown for context.