How Orbán’s historic defeat in the Hungarian elections will impact EU enlargement policy
From Ukraine's (and Moldova's) EU accession path to relations with the most problematic candidates in the Western Balkans, the end...
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UAE corrosive capital risks jeopardising Western Balkans’ EU accession process
Investment channelled through Eagle Hills Properties, a real estate developer headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is tilting the rule of law...
European defence plans must not overlook the Western Balkans’ role
According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
European defence plans must not overlook the Western Balkans’ role
According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
The Commission pushes for the Western Balkans to join the EU’s free roaming area
The opening of formal talks has been proposed to the Council, which must now authorise negotiations with each partner. People...
Armenia links its potential EU membership application to Georgia’s accession path
Addressing the European Parliament, Prime Minister Pashinyan said that "the biggest obstacle" to Yerevan's EU integration is "the frozen state...
Is EU enlargement really that costly for current member states?
In short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
European defence plans must not overlook the Western Balkans’ role
According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
The Commission pushes for the Western Balkans to join the EU’s free roaming area
The opening of formal talks has been proposed to the Council, which must now authorise negotiations with each partner. People...
Ukraine and Moldova open all accession chapters – but informally
At two separate informal meetings in Brussels, technical guidance was provided to both candidates to continue work on EU reforms...
Is EU enlargement really that costly for current member states?
In short, no, according to the estimates of Zsolt Darvas, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. While the Western Balkans would...
UAE corrosive capital risks jeopardising Western Balkans’ EU accession process
Investment channelled through Eagle Hills Properties, a real estate developer headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is tilting the rule of law...
Montenegro “can share the 28th place” with Iceland as a future EU member
Interview with Ambassador Marković, Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU, on Podgorica's challenges in closing all negotiating chapters...
Normalising double standards in the EU accession risks the credibility of the merit-based process
The "preferential treatment" for Ukraine and Moldova, which could informally open all six negotiating clusters, shows that "strategic value has...
European defence plans must not overlook the Western Balkans’ role
According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
UAE corrosive capital risks jeopardising Western Balkans’ EU accession process
Investment channelled through Eagle Hills Properties, a real estate developer headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is tilting the rule of law...
European defence plans must not overlook the Western Balkans’ role
According to a report by Bojana Zorić (EUISS) and Iliriana Gjoni (Carnegie Europe), enlargement partners have a role to play...
Some aspiring EU members have joined Trump’s Board of Peace – and this may prove problematic
While Türkiye's participation is of limited relevance from the EU's perspective, experts warn that Albania's and Kosovo's lack of coordination...
In the most “geostrategic” year ever, the EU failed to adopt its 2025 enlargement conclusions
Because of Hungary's veto on Ukraine – despite several attempts for compromise – the formal text expected to be adopted...
How Orbán’s historic defeat in the Hungarian elections will impact EU enlargement policy
From Ukraine's (and Moldova's) EU accession path to relations with the most problematic candidates in the Western Balkans, the end...
Even in Ukraine, doubts grow over EU membership by 2027
"Demanding a date for EU accession is in the realm of fantasy," said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada...
The first-ever EU-Armenia Summit will be held in Yerevan on 4–5 May
European Council President Costa, European Commission President von der Leyen, and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan will attend the summit after...
Armenia links its potential EU membership application to Georgia’s accession path
Addressing the European Parliament, Prime Minister Pashinyan said that "the biggest obstacle" to Yerevan's EU integration is "the frozen state...
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