Politics‘Moldova is the best performer in my class’: EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos

The EU has undergone seven enlargement waves since 1973, but gained no new member after Croatia joined in 2013. EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos says 2026 has clear momentum and is on course to set a record for opening and closing negotiating chapters for applicants, making it ‘the year of enlargement’—with Moldova the top performer in her class.