As Albania and Montenegro surge ahead, the EU is split on whether to move Serbia forward on the path to accession in the absence of tangible progress.
Gjeraqina Tuhina
Europe, and its capital in particular, has been gripped by a heatwave unlike anything seen in recent memory. Here in Brussels, it has felt less like an unusual spell of weather and more like a moment of unveiling.
At the Berlaymont building, the European Commission’s headquarters since 2004, the pressure was not only political.
At the peak of the heat, parts of the 13-floor building’s cooling system shut down. Floors one to seven were left without air conditioning due to what was officially described as “extreme weather conditions”.
The decision quickly triggered frustration among staff and garnered extensive media attention.
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