Beneficiaries

Albania

Albania is an EU candidate since 2014 and opened the negotiations in March 2020.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In the year 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its application to join the EU.

Kosovo*

Kosovo* is a potential candidate to the EU.

Montenegro

Montenegro is an EU candidate country since 2010.

North Macedonia

The Republic of North Macedonia officially has the EU candidate status since 2005.

Serbia

The European Council granted Serbia the status of candidate country in 2012.

Türkiye

Accession negotiations were opened in October 2005.

^{* 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.}