[ad_1] Brussels has sounded the alarm over celebrations planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war Serb region, the Republika Srpska, to mark its breakaway anniversary. ADVERTISEMENT The so-called ‘Republika Srpska Day’…
Tag: EU enlargement
Brussels calls on Serbia to probe electoral fraud reports
[ad_1] European Union leaders have rebuked Serbia over reports of vote-buying and ballot-box stuffing in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election. ADVERTISEMENT Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér…
Can EU leaders continue to ask Orbán to exit the room to sidestep him?
[ad_1] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is often the elephant in the room when European Union leaders meet in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT But last week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz prevented Orbán…
EU greenlights accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova
[ad_1] The 27 leaders of the European Union decided on Thursday to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. ADVERTISEMENT The bloc also granted Georgia the status of candidate country,…
Brussels, my love? Ukraine moves closer to EU
[ad_1] In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss Ukraine’s readiness to become an EU member state and talk about the “uberization” of the European economy. ADVERTISEMENT A week…
Moldova to stamp out oligarchs in EU membership push: foreign minister
[ad_1] Moldova will limit the “toxic influence” of Russia-backed oligarchs who use hybrid warfare to undermine the country’s democracy in its push for EU membership, foreign minister Nicu Popescu has…
Brussels keeps Western Balkan dreams alive in enlargement review
[ad_1] Western Balkan leaders’ eyes were all on Brussels on Wednesday as the European Commission unveiled its annual assessment of candidate countries’ bids to become members of the European Union.…
State of the Union: Slovakia’s Fico rerturns, as does EU enlargement
[ad_1] Three time prime minister Robert Fico made an electoral comeback last weekend. ADVERTISEMENT Since their counteroffensive began in June, Ukrainian forces have been attacking Russian territory almost every day…
The EU says it must enlarge. But why did it stop in the first place?
[ad_1] Enlargement is regularly touted as the EU’s most effective foreign policy, but since its biggest wave of new members joined in 2004, the process has largely stalled. ADVERTISEMENT Russia’s…
State of the Union: Disagreements over enlargement timeline
[ad_1] In this edition of State of the Union, we take a look at the political response to the extreme weather and the institutional disagreements over the EU enlargement timeline.…