The country could join the single currency on Jan. 1, 2026, even as local concerns over adoption persist.

The European Union’s efforts to limit Russia’s war chest will likely continue to intensify despite news of a potential ceasefire with Ukraine, as the EU must now shoulder more responsibility for its own security given the rupture in the transatlantic alliance. Yet the bloc continues to overlook one of the Kremlin’s critical revenue channels: fertilisers.

Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik vowed to defy a Bosnian court verdict sentencing him to a year in prison and banning him from holding the presidential office - a ruling condemned by Serbia, Hung...