In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: EU enlargement as Ireland takes over the EU presidency.

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on June 23, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

Ukraine opens EU accession talks -- now comes the hard part.

In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two issues: a damning rule-of-law assessment for Serbia and the latest Franco-German EU enlargement proposal.

In this week's Wider Europe newsletter, Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Why the EU isn’t naming a Russia envoy and the upcoming EU-Moldova summit.

In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: more EU sanctions on Russia, and the US pressuring EU countries to allow Belarusian potash exports.

In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, drills down on two issues: the terrorist threat Russia poses to the EU, and Brussels’ expanded mission to Ukraine.

Has the moment arrived to start Ukraine’s EU accession talks?

In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Montenegro edging closer to the European Union; and more sanctions on Russians for the deportation of Ukrainian children.

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on May 5, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

Leaders from throughout the EU and other countries met in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on May 4 for the the eighth summit of the European Political Community.

The Armenian capital, Yerevan, will get a rare opportunity to be the center of global attention when dozens of world leaders -- and the NATO chief -- gather in the south Caucasus for two European-led summits beginning this week.

What was missing from the EU sanctions on Russia

The EU goes full-in on Armenia with mission and summit

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: What will happen with NATO after a few tough weeks

The Hungarian vetoes and how many of them can be lifted

How Brussels aims to keep out Russia from Armenia

Slovenia’s election -- Europe’s crucial forgotten vote

In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak looks at how Hungary and Slovakia could threaten the EU's latest Russia sanctions renewal.

In an interview with RFE/RL, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said that the war in Ukraine has shown other European countries the importance of investing in defense . Asked whether Russia is ready to seek a peace agreement in Ukraine, Braze said "the political will is not there."

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two issues: EU support for Armenia and what’s going on with EU sanctions on Russia.

Could Ukraine really join the EU next year?

What’s in the new EU sanctions package on Russia?