The dispute involving the community living in the Transcarpathia region has blocked Ukraine's EU accession path for years. Despite Magyar...
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Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Following Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar's announcement of the agreement with Kyiv on minority rights, the Cyprus Presidency has launched the...
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Lifting the Hungarian veto, opening EU accession talks on one or all clusters, closing more negotiating chapters. The three candidates...
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For Kyiv, an alternative solution to "complete – full and equal" membership could be used by some member states as...
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The German chancellor proposes a political solution that would bring Kyiv closer to the EU institutions "immediately, without affecting the...
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The technical-level consultations between Budapest and Kyiv over the Hungarian minority's rights in Transcarpathia, starting on 19 May, could pave...
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With the inauguration of the new Magyar government, Budapest's veto on the opening of the first negotiating cluster may now...
Read moreDetailsUkraine 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...
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Ukrainian President Zelensky urges Brussels to include Ukraine, Türkiye, the UK and Norway "to match Russia" if European defence depends...
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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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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
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 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
What to expect from the 2026 EU–Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro
The green light for the six partners to join the EU's free roaming area, President Costa's visit to the entire region on the eve of the summit, and discussions on gradual integration – including German...
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
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...
Albania can now begin closing EU negotiating chapters
The eighth Accession Conference confirmed the fulfilment of the interim benchmarks and set the closing benchmarks for Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals', allowing Tirana to move forward on its accession path. Commissioner Kos described the moment...
Which EU countries do not recognise Kosovo
Almost all of the 27 member states have recognised Pristina's sovereignty following its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have not. An interactive map
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...
