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 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:38 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL In this week's Wider Europe newsletter, Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Why the EU isn’t naming a Russia envoy and the upcoming EU-Moldova summit. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-envoy-gerhard-schroeder-putin/33770809.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-envoy-gerhard-schroeder-putin/33770809.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:59:12 +0200 Wider EuropeMoldovaUkraineThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: more EU sanctions on Russia, and the US pressuring EU countries to allow Belarusian potash exports. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-russia-sanctions-belarus-potash-exports-jozwiak/33764597.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-russia-sanctions-belarus-potash-exports-jozwiak/33764597.html Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:43 +0200 Wider EuropeBelarusRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, drills down on two issues: the terrorist threat Russia poses to the EU, and Brussels’ expanded mission to Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-jozwiak-russian-threats-eu-mission-ukraine/33759598.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-jozwiak-russian-threats-eu-mission-ukraine/33759598.html Tue, 19 May 2026 12:02:20 +0200 Wider EuropeRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Has the moment arrived to start Ukraine’s EU accession talks? https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-jozwiak-ukraine-moldova-eu-accession/33754585.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-jozwiak-ukraine-moldova-eu-accession/33754585.html Tue, 12 May 2026 12:55:54 +0200 Wider EuropeThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Montenegro edging closer to the European Union; and more sanctions on Russians for the deportation of Ukrainian children. https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-eu-accession-progress-russia-sanctions-ukrainian-childreeurope-/33750255.html https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-eu-accession-progress-russia-sanctions-ukrainian-childreeurope-/33750255.html Tue, 05 May 2026 12:08:02 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesRussiaUkraineMontenegroThe Rundown Stories You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on May 5, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak. https://www.rferl.org/a/33750301.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33750301.html Tue, 05 May 2026 10:31:06 +0200 Wider Europe Leaders from throughout the EU and other countries met in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on May 4 for the the eighth summit of the European Political Community. https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-european-political-summit-yerevan-protests/33748717.html https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-european-political-summit-yerevan-protests/33748717.html Mon, 04 May 2026 15:22:24 +0200 Photo GalleriesArmeniaWider EuropeThe Rundown Stories