Iceland’s Prime Minister invokes Trump threat as EU vote narrows to a knife edge
Icelanders decide on August 29 whether to reopen accession talks frozen since 2013, with the latest poll putting the Yes camp less than three points ahead.
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Armenian court remands former president Kocharyan in pre-trial custody
The Anti-Corruption Court ruled in his absence after the opposition leader was taken to hospital for a second time.
Armenian court orders two months in custody for Kocharyan’s son
Sedrak Kocharyan may receive visits only from his wife and children while prosecutors widen a case that now reaches a second former president.
Armenia detains former president Kocharyan a day after Pashinyan sets out EU bid
The leader of Armenia's main pro-Moscow opposition bloc faces charges of abuse of office, bribery and money laundering dating from his 1998-2008 presidency.
Pashinyan says Armenia could lodge EU membership bid in the near future
The Armenian Prime Minister told parliament a referendum on accession would follow only once a formal application had been submitted.
Iceland’s EU accession referendum splits voters 46-46 as Brussels hopes for enlargement boost
Icelanders decide on August 29 whether to restart accession talks frozen in 2013, in a ballot the European Commission hopes will revive its stalled enlargement drive.
Erdoğan says EU membership ‘no longer a priority’ for Turkey
"We are still considering joining the European Union. If they accept us, all the better, if they don't, that's fine too".
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The European Union’s enlargement will pull it apart
Recent polling indicates a drastic decline in Polish support for Ukraine's EU membership, dropping from 90% to 50%, highlighting challenges ahead for Ukraine's accession…
Putin presses Armenia to hold referendum on EU or Eurasian bloc membership
Nikol Pashinyan told the Russian president a vote was only possible once Yerevan had formally applied to join the European Union.
New Moldovan government takes office with EU accession as top priority
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, a political newcomer drawn from private equity, has promised to accelerate the membership bid and deliver a more efficient State.
Commission puts cost of Montenegro’s EU accession at ‘less than a coffee’
The seven-year package, reported to be worth around €3.2 billion, is built on the assumption that the small Balkan country joins the European Union in 2028.
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Ukrainian death threats against President Nawrocki and warnings of war on Poland
Zelensky also pulled out of attending a conference on the recovery of Ukraine held in Gdańsk last week.
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Fast track for Ukraine, leverage for Hungary, nothing for Poland
Hungary's recent agreement with Ukraine highlights the EU's selective approach to accession, granting minority rights concessions only when leverage is applied.
Montenegro tells MEPs it is ready to become EU’s 28th member by 2028
No country has joined the EU since Croatia in 2013, and enlargement has drawn criticism from some member states.
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Ukraine and Moldova open first cluster of EU accession talks after Hungary lifts Orbán veto
For the first time, the EU is negotiating membership with a country under invasion and a neighbour living in the war's shadow.
Albania protests against Kushner resort swell as EU warns over accession bid
Rama, a socialist, has rejected calls to resign and defended the scheme, saying an environmental impact assessment would be completed.
Ukrainian membership plan: A Union of equals or an asylum for corrupt states?
The diplomatic deadlock has been broken and Brussels bigwigs are throwing a party.
Montenegro pulls ahead in race to join EU as leaders gather in Tivat
Montenegro and Albania have emerged as frontrunners for membership, outpacing neighbours such as Serbia and Bosnia.
EU prepares to open formal Ukraine accession talks after Hungary lifts veto
The veto was originally imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who blocked progress on Kyiv's membership bid for two years.
Hungary lifts veto on Ukraine’s EU accession bid
The shift came during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels, where the Hungarian representative signalled the withdrawal of objections.
New Hungarian government signals it could lift Ukraine and Moldova EU veto
The opening of the first negotiating "cluster" could take place at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg on June 15.
Moldova could seek union with Romania if EU path stalls
Osmochescu insisted, though, that Moldova's aim remained signing an EU accession treaty by the end of 2028.
Merz proposes EU ‘associate member’ status for Ukraine
Kyiv would also have a representative at the EC, the bloc's executive arm, and non-voting members in the European Parliament.
Brussels rushes Ukraine accession as Orbán exit leaves no openly critical voice
The European Commissioner for Enlargement has urged the bloc's member states to formally open all six negotiation clusters with Ukraine "as soon as possible".
EU leaders push Ukraine accession talks in political landscape of their own making
European Union leaders have moved to advance Ukraine's membership bid, pressing ahead with accession negotiations in a Hungary reshaped by an election that Brussels…
EU enlargement: two decades of promises, a 2030 deadline and a queue that keeps growing
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday that new member states should join…
History tells us: Ukraine into the EU will be Europe’s self-destruction
In her seminal work, The March of Folly, American historian Barbara Tuchman provided four historical examples, from the Trojan War to the Vietnam War, of absurd…
Moldovan President favours unification with Romania
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has publicly stated that she would vote in favour of unification with Romania if a referendum were held on the matter.
EC Enlargement chief pushes Ukraine’s EU membership, despite corruption concerns
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos is pushing for Ukraine's accession to the European Union - despite a number of corruption scandals that have hit…
Albania’s Ambassador calls for EU membership push
The Ambassador of Albania says he wants "everyone, even influencers" to support the country's push to join the European Union.