EU agrees to grant Romania and Bulgaria full Schengen membership
On December 12, EU interior ministers approved Bulgaria and Romania for full membership in the border-free Schengen Area.
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Georgian PM aborts EU accession as relationships sour
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has announced that his ruling party would abort his country's attempt to join the European Union until 2028 and said his…
Austria drops resistance to Romania and Bulgaria joining Schengen
Austria has agreed to Romania and Bulgaria entering the border-free Schengen Area after more than a decade of using a veto to block the countries from joining, citing…
Absorbing Ukraine will make EU more powerful, Cohesion Commissioner claims
The commissioner said she did not believe that "Europe would be weakened by these enlargements" because "we have a larger internal market, a more prosperous EU and…
EU pulls financial support from Georgia over ‘democratic backsliding’
The European Commission is pulling back €121 million in assistance for Georgia after the country voted for some laws the EU opposed.
EU enlargement a ‘moral duty and ‘geopolitical necessity’, Eurocrat says
Speaking at the EU's Regions Week in the European capital, President of the Committee of the Regions, Portugal's Vasco Alves Cordeiro, emphasised that the EU must…
Sandu launches Moldova re-election bid, referendum campaign on joining EU
Pro-European President Maia Sandu staged a city centre rally on Friday to kick off her bid for re-election in a month-long campaign held alongside a referendum…
Aiming for EU membership, Moldova plans Transnistria reintegration
Moldova is trying to advance Transnistria's economic and political reintegration.
EU freezes 30 million euros in aid to Georgia
The European Union's ambassador to Georgia said on Tuesday that the bloc had frozen 30 million euros in military aid to Georgia amid what he said was "a low…
Six EU nations ‘not yet ready for euro’
Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden are not ready to join the euro currency, despite legal commitments to do so, according to the European Commission's latest…
Ukraine EU accession talks okay to begin, Commission says
EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova are now okay to begin, officials are said to have told the Financial Times.
North Macedonia’s Macedonia, or Greece’s Macedonia? Feud goes on
The feud between Greece and the country now known as North Macedonia was one of the longest-running and bitter in post-communist Europe.
Moldova signs security and defence partnership with EU
Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the European Union, the first country to agree such a deal with the bloc, EU foreign policy chief…
Eurosceptic VMRO wins big in North Macedonia’s elections
North Macedonia's right-wing, Eurosceptic VMRO party has won both parliamentary and presidential elections, as voters vented anger over corruption and slow movement…
EU ‘throwing out’ rulebook for Ukraine accession
The European Union is "throwing out" its own rulebook to enable the accession of Ukraine into the bloc, an influential policy expert in Hungary claimed.
Council approves Bosnia accession talks, diluted Gaza deal
Leaders managed to agree on calling for peace in the Gaza Strip, though efforts by countries such as Spain and Ireland to get the Council to officially call for…
Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain
Moldova's Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote and separatists…
EU will recommend opening talks with Bosnia to join the bloc
The European Union’s executive arm will recommend opening membership talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina, a big boost for the most fragile and divided of the countries…
Hungary set to ratify Swedish bid to join NATO
Hungary is set to approve the accession of Sweden into NATO.
Albania’s arrest of Greek mayor reaches European Parliament
The ongoing controversy between Greece and Albania has reached the European Parliament with the arrest by Albanian authorities of a mayor belonging to the nation's…
Kosovo joins visa-free Schengen Area
With the start of the new year, citizens of Kosovo can travel without visas into the Schengen Area.
Hungary, Brussels lock horns before EU summit decision on Ukraine
Hungary and the European Commission locked horns over Ukraine's bid to join the wealthy bloc, aggravating a dispute that could hold up Kyiv's membership drive and…
Austria planning ‘Air Schengen’ compromise for Romania and Bulgaria
Austrian interior minister Gerhard Karner said he is ready to ease the country's veto on Romania and Bulgaria entering the Schengen agreement, according to media…
Ukraine’s Parliament approves minorities bill, seen as key for EU talks
The Ukrainian Parliament has approved three bills necessary to start European Union accession talks, including one on national minorities' rights, a critical…
Call this a smooth enlargement process? Fireworks explode in Albanian Parliament
Chaos erupted in Albanian Parliament on November 20 when the opposition used chairs and fireworks to try to block voting on the new budget
EU reform and enlargement are separate, Commissioner insists
The EU's enlargement Commissioner insists expanding and reforming the EU are separate issues, as the Brussels executive recommends moving forward with the accession…
Macron’s ‘multi-speed’ EU is ‘anti-European’, says MEP
Macron's "multi-speed EU" is an "anti-European project", according to left-wing Romanian MEP Mihai Tudose.
Montenegro’s new government aims to join EU but depends on pro-Russia bloc for support
Montenegro's new Prime Minister Milojko Spajić is introducing anti-corruption courts to speed up hoped-for European Union accession.
Albania indicts a former PM, looking to boost its EU accession prospects
Albanian prosecutors indicted former prime minister Sali Berisha on corruption charges on October 22 in what proponents of the country’s accession to the European…
Montenegro’s President wants full EU membership by 2028
Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović is urging the European Union to grant his country membership within five years, saying it is the true front-runner of the…