After two years of deadlock, the Permanent Representatives Committee of the member states (Coreper) unanimously approved the text for an association agreement between the EU and Andorra.

EU member states failed to reach an agreement at a COREPER meeting in Brussels to open a new cluster in accession negotiations with Serbia, missing an opportunity for progress.

Albania's Justice Minister announced that COELA has passed the IBAR report for Albania to Coreper, highlighting significant progress in the IBAR process with three positive and only one negative assessment in the regional survey.

During a working dinner on Wednesday evening, ambassadors of EU member states meeting in the COREPER II format made it clear to a representative of the European Commission that they do not support a fast-track format for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

The proposed appointment of former Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon as the EU's special representative for the Sahel region has been removed from the agenda of Wednesday's Coreper meeting, which involves permanent representatives of member states.

The EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) did not approve the opening of Cluster 3 for Serbia, according to Savremena Politika magazine.

Ambassadors of EU member states approved sanctions against 19 representatives of the Iranian regime during a COREPER II meeting in Brussels.

While leaders attend pre-agreed summits, ambassadors in Coreper II steer the EU's course, addressing issues from Trump's threats over Greenland to the war in Ukraine and frozen Russian assets.

At a recent meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER), EU member states did not reach a consensus on opening a new Cluster 3 in accession negotiations with Serbia, though the procedure is not yet concluded.

COREPER has given the green light for two additional negotiation chapters, with the Montenegrin government planning to close all chapters by the end of the year to become the 28th EU member in 2028.

EU ambassadors approved a number of new individual sanctions decisions at a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) in Brussels on the morning of 11 March. Later in the day, they are set to discuss extending existing personal sanctions related to the undermining of Ukraine's territorial integrity as a result of Russian aggression.