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The EU warmly congratulates Maia Sandu on her re-election for a second term as President of the Republic of Moldova. We commend the Moldovan authorities for the successful conduct of the election, despite unprecedented interference by Russia, including with vote-buying schemes and disinformation.

I think that today not only marks the last enlargement report of this Commission, but it is also worth looking back a bit at what has been achieved. We also had that discussion at the College.

Today, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Türkiye...

The Commission welcomes today's confirmation by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of Continental Europe that the electricity export capacity to Ukraine and Moldova from neighbouring EU countries can be increased for the winter.

On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.

The Commission welcomes the consensus reached by the EU and G7 partners to collectively provide loans for €45 billion to support Ukraine's urgent budgetary, military and reconstruction needs (approximately $50 billion USD).

Thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Milojko, I am very glad that I can finish my annual tour of the Western Balkans here in beautiful Montenegro. I always get a very warm welcome, it was the same this year, and I really appreciate it. I think I can really feel how passionate the Montenegrin...

Madam President, dear Vjosa, Thank you very much for welcoming me back here in Pristina. We had an excellent meeting. We discussed the progress made by Kosovo on its EU-related reforms. Your efforts have already led to a major success: the visa-free travel regime. I remember very well how...

Dear Borjana, Thank you so much for having me and hosting me again in Sarajevo. And thank you very much for accompanying me yesterday to the region that has been hit so hard by the devastating floods. I, first of all, want to extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

Thank you very much for hosting me again here in Belgrade. It is a real pleasure to be back. The partnership between the European Union and Serbia is getting stronger. As you said already, we are already Serbia's number one trading partner and investor.

Thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Hristijan, We had a very good meeting and an excellent exchange of views. It is very good to hear that you are so committed to your accession path towards the European Union. North Macedonia has come a long way. You have shown determination at every step.

I am very happy to be back here in Tirana. And I am very glad to see how much Albania has already achieved on its way to our Union. Indeed, we finally opened negotiations on the fundamentals' cluster.

Today marks a new beginning for all of you. New friends, new city, new dreams. But this ceremony is also much more than the opening of a new academic year or a new campus. Because the College of Europe is much more than an ordinary university.

Today, the Commission approved the Reform Agendas of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia following the EU Member States' positive opinion. In their ambitious Reform Agendas, the five Western Balkans governments commit to socio-economic and fundamental reforms ...

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will start a four-day trip to the Western Balkans tomorrow, where she will meet with the leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro.

The first round of the presidential election and a constitutional referendum on EU accession were held in the Republic of Moldova on 20 October.

On 17th October, the European Commission processed a payment of €16 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

I want to focus on the three main topics that we discussed today, that is the visit of President Zelenskyy, the Middle East and then the topic of migration. The presence of President Zelenskyy today, when he presented his victory plan, was indeed a testament to the resilience of the Ukrainian people

Today Bulgaria and North Macedonia reconfirmed their commitment to continue construction of the Railway Corridor VIII under the TEN-T Regulation. This was the outcome of a high-level meeting between Biser Mincher, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Stefan Volkanovski...