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Sep 29, 2026

North Macedonia matches Serbia on EPIC’s readiness index, yet has no talks

EPIC’s Integration Readiness Index puts North Macedonia at 5.5, level with Serbia and ahead of Kosovo, Georgia and Bosnia. Yet it is the one high-scoring candidate that has not opened a single negotiating cluster.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

EU delists Usmanov and Fridman, extends Russia sanctions to 2029

The one-week compromise EU Insider flagged on 16 September resolved exactly as it looked headed: Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are off the EU's blacklist, France's citizen is free in Baku, and Brussels has locked in the remaining 3,000 listings for three years instead of six months.

Business & Economy

Sep 28, 2026

Schnabel's Early Exit to the IMF Kicks Off the Race to Lead the ECB

The European Central Bank confirmed Isabel Schnabel will leave its board in January for a senior IMF post, compounding a leadership reshuffle that has already turned into a contest between a Dutch-French compromise candidate and a Spanish rival to succeed Christine Lagarde.