A notice of meeting published by the Council of the European Union on 22 June 2026 schedules a session of the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU for 23 June 2026 at 10:00 in Brussels. The meeting will focus on advancing accession negotiations with Albania, Montenegro, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova through exchanges of views on draft Common Positions and reviews of screening outcomes.
For Albania, the working party will exchange views on draft Common Positions for chapter 25 (Science and research), chapter 26 (Education and culture), and chapter 30 (External relations). Montenegro's agenda includes draft Common Positions for chapter 8 (Competition policy), chapter 29 (Customs Union), and chapter 14 (Transport policy). Ukraine and Moldova will each have their screening outcomes reviewed for clusters 2 to 6, covering a broad range of accession chapters. The meeting will also address streamlining of COELA procedures and any other business.
The session represents a procedural step in the EU enlargement process, where member states' representatives coordinate positions and assess candidate countries' alignment with EU acquis. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record, indicating it is a newly scheduled event. The outcomes of the discussions will inform subsequent decisions by the Council and the European Council on the pace of accession talks.