Ukrainian President Zelensky urges Brussels to include Ukraine, Türkiye, the UK and Norway "to match Russia" if European defence depends...
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While Türkiye's participation is of limited relevance from the EU's perspective, experts warn that Albania's and Kosovo's lack of coordination...
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Because of Hungary's veto on Ukraine – despite several attempts for compromise – the formal text expected to be adopted...
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The Commission has unveiled its latest annual set of documents on potential new member states. The four more advanced candidates...
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Since Cyprus joined the Union in 2004, the lack of territorial integrity has not posed "any sort of existential problem...
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"This is false—it is not happening. He is misleading public opinion for domestic political purposes," said MEP Sánchez Amor, the...
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US President has announced tariffs on all imported goods, effective from 5 April, affecting almost 200 countries worldwide. In Europe,...
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Ankara to discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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Slovenian Marta Kos is not only the first woman in the history of the European Commission to lead Enlargement Policy...
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The European Commission has unveiled its annual reports on the accession progress of candidate countries. Positive advancements are noted for...
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Which countries are included in the EU’s free roaming area
Since 15 June 2017, 32 EU and non-EU countries have joined the 'Roam Like at Home' area, allowing their citizens to call, text and use mobile data in other participating members without paying extra charges....
The size of NATO and non-NATO military forces in Europe
An interactive infographic on active and reserve personnel by country: NATO–EU members, EU-only or NATO-only members, and countries that are members of neither
The drafting of Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty can finally begin
EU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding agreement between the 27 member states and the candidate country. "For the first time since...
How far are candidate countries along the path of EU accession negotiations?
An infographic explaining the current status of each candidate country by negotiating chapter
The EU accession negotiations explained, in clusters and chapters
Since the introduction of the new methodology in 2021, EU accession negotiations have been structured into 33 negotiating chapters grouped into six clusters
Ten years on, Switzerland is still not interested in joining the EU
The signing of a broad package of agreements represents the deepest form of integration reached since Bern withdrew its EU application in 2016. Covering areas from trade and transport to health and energy, the two...
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 the European Political Community meeting. Connectivity, security in the South Caucasus, global challenges, and visa...
Ukraine aims to close negotiating chapters “already this year” and sign the Accession Treaty by 2027
Deputy Prime Minister Kachka set out "a tentative calendar for what is feasible" in an accelerated EU accession process, provided that clusters are formally opened "by May or June." The ratification process could take "several...
North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession
With the bilateral dispute with Bulgaria carried into the accession process and Skopje's unwillingness to make concessions, the stalemate is not expected to be resolved any time soon. However, if Albania and Montenegro were to...
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 from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia may soon be able...
