At the second Accession Conference, negotiations on Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals' finally started, paving the way towards the ambitious goal...
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The 27 EU ambassadors approved the opening of Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals' (5 negotiating chapters out of 33) with both...
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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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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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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
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 map of EU enlargement history
In the EU enlargement history, 29 members have joined the European Union. Greenland and the United Kingdom are the only two to have withdrawn
Where do candidate countries stand in the EU accession negotiations?
An infographic explaining the current status of each country seeking EU membership by negotiating chapter
Twenty years after independence, Montenegro may soon become the third post-Yugoslav country to join the EU
"We will write the next chapters of our common history together," said European Commissioner for Enlargement and Slovenian diplomat Marta Kos at the event near Podgorica, marking the 20th anniversary of the 21 May 2006...
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
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...
Ten years after Brexit, Scotland dreams of bringing the whole UK back into the EU
"We English will learn from Scotland – at some point we have to say, 'This is enough', and break from this process," English writer Anthony Barnett told The New Union Post on the sidelines of...
The opening of three accession chapters with Serbia is creating a deep divide among EU members
The Commission's latest attempt to advance negotiations on the remaining work under Cluster 3 – 'Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth' is backed by more than half of the governments, but has been blocked by a group...
