Addressing EU leaders, the Ukrainian President referred to Kyiv's efforts to "create the conditions" for Chișinău's security, including the deployment...
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At their respective fourth Accession Conferences, negotiations with both Chișinău and Kyiv have opened on Clusters 2 and 3, bringing...
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Following Montenegro's Accession Conference on Monday, Albania will be joined by Ukraine and Moldova on 13 October for another day...
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The 27 EU ambassadors approved the screening letters for both Ukraine and Moldova for Cluster 2 – 'Internal Market' and...
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The meeting in Belgrade showed that the enlargement dossier is "the only real common ground" between Serbia and Ukraine, although...
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Negotiations are ongoing to welcome 18-year-olds from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine into the DiscoverEU programme,...
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At the third Accession Conference, formal talks on the two chapters related to external relations and foreign and security policy...
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Four Accession Conferences will be held on the margins of the General Affairs Council, closing chapters with Montenegro and Albania,...
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Requiring two (or more) candidates to move forward together can help coordinate their respective reforms and reduce the EU's institutional...
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Hungary’s "scrutiny reserve" on authorising the Irish Presidency to send letters to both candidates inviting them to submit their negotiating...
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All you need to know about Serbia’s most crucial elections
After two years of societal crisis and anti-corruption protests triggered by the tragedy at Novi Sad railway station, Serbian voters will head to the polls on 25 October. The 250-member Student List is challenging Vučić's...
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 latest (and final) postponement of the pre-enlargement policy reviews
As The New Union Post understands, the communication on preparing the EU internally will be presented on 6 October, during the European Parliament's plenary week. After being delayed for almost a year, it will serve...
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland eye independence from the UK and rejoining the EU
The nationalist leaders of the three countries signed a memorandum committing to working towards the common goal of constitutional change that will bring Westminster's time "to an end." One of its four pillars focuses on...
The 2026 Enlargement Package is set to include accession roadmaps for Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine
The Commission is preparing a new step-by-step path towards membership for the four frontrunners, setting out reforms, conditions and indicative timelines for completing the negotiations. As The New Union Post understands, the proposal is expected...
The new Council MFF nego box drastically cuts funding for EU enlargement and external action
The Irish Presidency has proposed a new compromise among the 27 member states on the next EU budget, which includes an average 17.4% cut in funding for Global Europe. Funding for the "Enlargement and Europe"...
Serbian students have presented their 250-member List for the parliamentary elections
The candidates representing the student movement in the 25 October elections were chosen through a decision-making process developed over more than a year. "The mandate belongs to the citizens, and whoever receives it must know...
All you need to know about Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2026 elections
With Sarajevo's EU future at a standstill and the risk of losing further funds from the Growth Plan, voters will head to the polls on 4 October for the tenth time since the first vote...
From summer 2027, young people from almost all enlargement countries may discover Europe by train
Negotiations are ongoing to welcome 18-year-olds from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine into the DiscoverEU programme, which offers free travel passes each year to explore the continent by rail. With North...
The unexpected alliance between Vučić and Zelensky finds its balance in EU accession
The meeting in Belgrade showed that the enlargement dossier is "the only real common ground" between Serbia and Ukraine, although "both are currently, for various reasons, some way off full membership," says Giorgio Fruscione (ISPI)....
