EU Enlargement Is of Geostrategic Interest for Europe, Says Top Brussels Official

Albania is one of six Balkan nations in the process of joining the EU, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

European Council President António Costa arrives at the Srebrenica Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, on July 11, 2025. Armin Durgut/AP Photo

Adding more member states to the European Union (EU) is of strategic importance amid global and economic uncertainty, a top Brussels official said on June 2.

European Council President António Costa said, “in this time of global geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability, more than an opportunity, enlargement is also a geostrategic necessity for Europe.”