Iceland weighs resuming EU membership talks, boosting defense amid Trump’s policies https://www.byteseu.com/960053/ #EUAccession #Iceland #trump

bne IntelliNews – Russia accuses EU of “Euronazism” over victory day threats to Serbia https://www.byteseu.com/931364/ #bne #BusinessNewEurope #eu #EUAccession #Moscow #Putin #Russia #Serbia #VictoryDay #Vucic #wwii

#Hungary keeps stalling #Ukraine’s #EUaccession effort: Budapest using its tools to stall process for months. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/hungary-keeps-stalling-ukraines-eu-accession-effort/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Hungarians face pressure to oppose Ukraine’s EU membership https://www.byteseu.com/875403/ #eu #EUAccession #Hungary #Orban #Ukraine

European Council and its role in EU enlargement https://www.byteseu.com/837005/ #EasternEnlargement #EUAccession #EUEnlargement #EUEnlargementDilemmas #Europe #EuropeanCouncil #Geopolitics

Ukraine meets requirements to approve framework for #EUAccession negotiations

Ukraine has fulfilled all four recommendations set forth by the European Commission to approve the framework for Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada gave its final approval on a lobbying bill on Monday that establishes definitions and rules for lobbying and involved subjects, bringing it closer in line with EU standards.

https://kyivindependent.com/deputy-pm-ukraine-implements-all-eu-commission-criteria-to-approve-framework-for-accession-negotiations/

Olaf Scholz's successful coffee break strategy with Viktor Orbán.

The German chancellor, who has hardly made a name for himself on the European stage up until now, found an unconventional way to circumvent a Hungarian veto on the opening of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/12/20/olaf-scholz-s-successful-coffee-break-strategy-with-viktor-orban_6359543_4.html

EU leaders on Thursday agreed to open accession talks with Kyiv, taking a definitive step toward Ukraine’s integration into the European project by bypassing Moscow’s closest ally in the bloc: the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán.

But leaders failed to agree on a €50 billion aid package for Kyiv, pushing talks to January after Hungary blocked the proposal.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-busts-the-orban-myth-with-historic-decision-on-ukraine-accession/

Georgian non-governmental organisations staged a pro-European Union march in the capital Tbilisi on Saturday, a week ahead of the bloc’s decision on granting the country membership candidacy status.

EU leaders are set to discuss putting Tbilisi on a formal membership path and to launch accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova during a European Council meeting on 14-15 December.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/georgians-march-for-eu-ahead-of-candidacy-decision/

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that Ukraine had fulfilled “almost” all the requirements set out by the EU to start accession talks, ahead of a pivotal European Council summit in December.

“To see the deep and structural reforms that Ukraine is doing while fighting an existential war is to me deeply impressing,” von der Leyen told a POLITICO event.

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraines-eu-reforms-deeply-impressive-von-der-leyen-says/

Polish election outcome could boost EU reform prospects, expert says https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-reforms/news/polish-election-outcome-could-boost-eu-reform-prospects-expert-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DonaldTusk #EU #EUaccession #EUenlargement #EUreform

Divisions over Kosovo-Serbia, enlargement, funding, ‘class’, laid bare at Berlin Process Summit https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement-neighbourhood/news/divisions-on-kosovo-serbia-enlargement-funding-class-apparent-at-berlin-summit-in-tirana/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Albania #BerlinSummit #ChancellorOlafScholz #EUaccession

Don’t touch my money: Rich regions concerned by perspective of EU enlargement https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/dont-touch-my-money-rich-regions-concerned-by-perspective-of-eu-enlargement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cohesionfunds #CommitteeoftheRegions #ElisaFerreira #EUaccession

Migration & the Union's #enlargement at the #EUCO meeting in Granada #EU2023ES

https://mapologies.com/europes/

Some western Balkan leaders are growing increasingly frustrated that Ukraine is leapfrogging their countries in the EU accession process, adding further delays to their decades-long efforts to join the bloc.

Brussels has handled Kyiv’s accession bid with record speed since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.

https://www.ft.com/content/b654fe14-25b0-44f3-bea6-96a8596d6cde

The Enlargement of the European Union.
How long did it take to become an #EU member state?

More maps here: https://mapologies.com/europes/

Today we celebrate the 10th anniversary of #Croatia joining the European Union! Croatia is our most recent Member.
Want to know more? Here is the Accession treaty https://europa.eu/!mFDW7h
#EUAccession https://t.co/q4C86dCtjT

: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURLex/status/1675059197388656640

Ukraine has fully met two of the seven conditions needed to start EU accession talks.

The steps are considered essential to start accession negotiations on a formal basis, something Kyiv would like to see happen before the end of the year.

The completed reforms relate to the composition of two high-level judicial bodies and the media sector, whose legislation was amended to align with EU standards.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/06/22/ukraine-has-fully-met-two-of-the-seven-conditions-needed-to-start-eu-accession-talks

For Ukraine’s NATO hopes, another vague pledge won’t do https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/for-ukraines-nato-hopes-another-vague-pledge-wont-do/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #enlargement #EUaccession #EUUkraine #IgorZhovkva #Nato