European Union leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa praised the outcome of Serbia's October 25, 2026 parliamentary election and expressed readiness to support rule-of-law reforms and advance Serbia's EU membership path

The political and economic union of European states — the broader institutional context for the European Research Council's funding of AI archaeology projects.

The process by which countries join the European Union, covering candidate status, accession negotiations, the opening and closing of negotiating clusters, and the political, legal and economic conditions set for membership.