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10-09-2026 09:30
Hearing and presentation of a draft study on Western Balkans' frontrunners

Klausymai AFET
Room SPAAK 3C50
The flags of the EU, Albania and Montenegro, placed on a table
AFET Public Hearing on Western Balkan’s frontrunners: lessons learnt from Albania and Montenegro and sustaining the enlargement process © Image used under the license from Adobe Stock

On Thursday 10 September 2026, the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on "Western Balkans' frontrunners: Lessons learnt from Albania and Montenegro and sustaining the enlargement process" from 09:30 – 11:00 in Brussels (SPAAK 3C50).

The aim of the hearing is to reflect on the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans, drawing on the experiences of Albania and Montenegro as the two most advanced accession countries and identifying lessons for the future. A study on the same topic will also be presented during this hearing.

The invited speakers are:

  • Matteo Bonomi, Head of Europe Programme at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) , presenting a study on 'Sustaining EU Enlargement – Lessons from Albania and Montenegro, the Western Balkans’ Frontrunners'
  • Krisela Hackaj, Executive Director of the Cooperation and Development Institute, Albania
  • Jovana Marović, Expert on EU-Montenegro relations