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The Europe Debate

Sep 28, 2026

Serbia scores 5.5 on EU readiness — behind Ukraine and Moldova

EPIC's Integration Readiness Index puts Serbia at 5.5 out of 10 for 2025, level with North Macedonia and behind two countries that only applied in 2022. Last week's row over Ratko Mladić's funeral shows why the gap is not technical.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

Spain takes over Ceuta's port as the €309m migration bill lands

Madrid has approved €309 million for Ceuta and seized control of the enclave's port to house 700 migrants. Brussels still will not say whether any of this justifies suspending Schengen.

The Europe Debate

Sep 28, 2026

AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt with 43.8% but falls three seats short

The far right came first in a German state election for the first time, taking 39 of 83 seats in Magdeburg. Friedrich Merz's CDU collapsed to around 17% and now has to find out whether its firewall survives contact with arithmetic.