https://www.rferl.org/z/22769 The Wider Europe newsletter by Rikard Jozwiak briefs you every Monday on key issues concerning the EU, NATO, and other institutions’ relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/22769 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:19:58 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The European Union will not impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the chief of Russia’s largest private oil company, after Bulgaria vetoed the proposal. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-patriach-kirill-lukoil/33802579.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-patriach-kirill-lukoil/33802579.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:36 +0200 NewsRussiaWider Europe In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: NATO’s big summit in Ankara. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-nato-summit-ankara-jey-issues-jozwiak/33798558.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-nato-summit-ankara-jey-issues-jozwiak/33798558.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:23:58 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesUkraineThe Rundown Stories US President Donald Trump will meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of this week's NATO summit in Ankara. Washington seeks to revive stalled diplomacy over Russia's war while pressing European allies to take greater responsibility for the continent's defense. https://www.rferl.org/a/33797244.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33797244.html Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:19:27 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineWider EuropeThe Rundown Stories In this week's Wider Europe briefing, Rikard Jozwiak drills down on how to prevent Russian combatants from entering the EU and how Brussels is planning to prolong the rights of Ukrainian refugees. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-briefing-eu-russian-soldiers-brussels-ukraine-conscripts/33791349.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-briefing-eu-russian-soldiers-brussels-ukraine-conscripts/33791349.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:19 +0200 Wider EuropeRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: EU enlargement as Ireland takes over the EU presidency. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-ireland-eu-presidency-enlargement/33787181.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-ireland-eu-presidency-enlargement/33787181.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:56:07 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesGeorgiaMoldovaUkraineMontenegroSerbiaKosovoNorth MacedoniaHungaryThe Rundown Stories You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on June 23, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak. https://www.rferl.org/a/33787242.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33787242.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:55:10 +0200 Wider Europe Ukraine opens EU accession talks -- now comes the hard part. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-briefing-jozwiak-ukraine-eu-russia-sanctions/33781601.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-briefing-jozwiak-ukraine-eu-russia-sanctions/33781601.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:43:27 +0200 Wider EuropeThe Rundown Stories