Hungary nominates Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi for second term as EU commissioner
The pick will likely not be received well by Ursula von der Leyen.
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Energy Community ministers meet in Bosnia and Herzegovina as EU tariffs loom
EU candidate countries from the continent’s South and East are meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina today, 3 July, to reinforce efforts to integrate with the blocโs energy markets to avoid potential tariffs on power exports to the EU.
Candidate countries must sync and blend with the EU, argues EESCโs Dimitris Dimitriadis [Advocacy Lab Content]
To catch the enlargement train, EU candidate countries must run simultaneously with the European Union, argues the EESCโs Dimitris Dimitriadis. He says responsibility for an increasing Western Balkans’ disillusionment with the EU is shared.
EESC deploys learning curve engagement for EU candidate countries [Advocacy Lab Content]
The European, Economic and Social Committee has taken a unique approach to enlargement, using a future-proofing strategy to engage with EU candidate countries through a pilot initiative to include them in policy development discussions.ย
Georgiaโs ruling party blasts US and EU โblackmail,โ vows to pass Russia-style law
Georgian Dream’s “foreign agent” bill and crackdown on protesters faces growing condemnation.
Portugalโs foreign minister says Ukraineโs EU entry will solve food problem
EU enlargement is key for Portugal, Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said on Wednesday, citing possible economic opportunities, solutions to the problem of food sovereignty and that candidate countries have an Atlantic vision.
EU ministers, candidate countries kickstart rule of law reform talks
European affairs ministers and their counterparts from EU candidate countries started talks on Tuesday (30 April) on how to strengthen the rule of law both within the bloc and in countries seeking to join it.
Media freedom โclose to breaking pointโ in many EU countries, report warns
Harassment of media workers has a “chilling effect” on their ability to hold powerful actors to account, the report said.
Von der Leyen kicks can down road on Ukraine accession talks
The European Commission was expected to move forward on a negotiation framework in the next few weeks.
Ukraine war has changed Britainโs relationship with the EU
The crucial issue now is to sustain levels of support to Kyiv for as long as it takes to reverse Russiaโs aggression.
Ukraine sounds alarm as Hungary threatens EU unity on membership bid
Ukraine’s foreign minister warned European Union leaders Monday that if they fail to agree to open membership talks with Kyiv at their summit this week it will have “devastating consequences”. Dmytro Kuleba was in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU fo…
Public opinion split on EU enlargement as leaders gear up for crunch decisions
New polling suggests public opinion on the potential enlargement of the European Union is divided, as leaders gear up for crunch decisions on candidate countriesโ bids for EU membership this week.
Ukraine is ‘gold standard’ for EU accession process: Ukrainian deputy PM
As European leaders tussle over key decisions on Ukraine ahead of a crucial EU summit on December 14-15, Talking Europe hosts Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Olha Stefanishyna. She tells FRANCE 24 that it is…
Gradual integration best path to EU membership, two ministers say
Gradual integration of EU candidate countries into the bloc’s structures is “not an alternative to membership” but the best way to keep enlargement on track and achieve faster results, Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and his North Mac…
EU ambitions are โglueโ holding Balkans together, North Macedonia says
Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani issues plea for some movement as countries’ membership bids stall.
A football star, caviar and a water show: Inside Saudi Arabiaโs campaign to host the 2030 Expo
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has turned the bid into a campaign to showcase the OPEC kingpin’s attempt to rebrand.
French The Left MEP: EU must stop false promises to candidate countries
In an interview with Euractiv France, Manon Aubry, lead candidate of the left-wing party “La France insoumise” (“France Unbowed”, GUE/NGL) for the 2024 European elections, reflects on the current European mandate (2019-2024) and her wishes for the next…
EU โlacked momentumโ on Balkan enlargement, says Serbiaโs Europe minister
Belgrade’s EU minister argues that ‘enlargement fatigue’ tarnished the bloc’s reputation in the region.
Brussels tries to keep Western Balkan dreams alive in EU enlargement review
Western Balkan leaders’ eyes were all on Brussels on Wednesday as the European Commission unveiled its annual assessment of candidate countriesโ bids to become members of the European Union.
The EUโs report card on potential new members of the blocย
Where each aspiring new member stands after the European Commission published its latest enlargement report.
Press release – MEPs to quiz Commissioner Vรกrhelyi on the 2023 Enlargement package
For the first time, the Commission will assess the reforms carried out by two new EU candidate countries, Ukraine and Moldova, and potential candidate Georgia.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
Blunderbuss: Croatia minister apologizes for klutzy kiss on Germanyโs Baerbock
‘If someone saw something bad in that,ย then apologies to whoever took it that way,’ Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grliฤ-Radman says.
Germany proposes giving EU candidate countries observer status at summits
Roadmap for expansion suggests integrating countries such as Ukraine into sections of EU before negotiations are completeGermany has proposed a detailed and innovative roadmap to expand the EU that would give candidate countries such as Ukraine early b…
EU Parliament chief to Ukraine: You should have โobserverโ MEPs while you wait to join the bloc
Roberta Metsola suggests interim perks for countries nearing entry into the EU.
EU enlargement: Are candidate countries and the EU on track?
In this debate we delve into the latest tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, and discuss how they could affect the efforts of the Western Balkan countries to come closer to the European Union. We also look at what is happening around Ukraine’s efforts …
Ukraineโs top prosecutor vows to meet key EU membership conditions within months
Andrii Kostyn told POLITICO Kyiv will soon deliver on Brussels’ demands for fighting corruption, despite Russian attempts to sabotage the work.
The EU’s ‘set menu’ membership model is failing. It’s time for an ‘ร la carte’ approach | Alberto Alemanno
EU leaders are pondering the unionโs future expansion in the east โ and realising that only a radical rethink can make it workFor the first time in two decades, EU governments could soon be ready to embark on reforms that would make the EU as we know i…
Rutte โvery much disagreesโ with 2030 EU enlargement date
The prospect of EU enlargement by 2030 is โifโ the countries are ready, insisted outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew), reacting to European Council President Charles Michelโs suggestion in September that candidate countries and the EU should …
Moldovaโs EU accession talks should start this year, MEPs say
Show of support comes as Parliament chief Roberta Metsola meets Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Spain.
In Granada, backlash grows against Ukraineโs EU accession
As leaders meet in Spain, some believe the EU must grow or die while others resent the realities of that prospect.
Berlin sends new agriculture envoy to help Western Balkans with EU accession
As part of its efforts to secure EU accession for the Western Balkans, the German government is sending for the first time an agricultural attachรฉ to the region to help it implement the often highly technical EU legislation in the field.