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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) with EU chiefs Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen during the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 3, 2023.

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Workers attach an EU flag on a building in a main street in Sarajevo, 16 December 2022

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

EU leaders let Bosnia into the waiting room to join bloc

Thursday's session of the Council of the EU resulted in the small Balkan nation finally receiving candidate status after a six-year wait. Yet, there's a long road ahead to full membership.

16/12/2022

A cashier changes a 50 Euro banknote with US dollars at an exchange counter in Rome, July 13, 2022.

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EU struggles to reach 'Made in Europe' deal as US subsidy plan looms

Despite having months to find a solution to counter the US Inflation Reduction Act, EU leaders in Brussels are still nowhere closer to finding a 'Made in Europe' deal.

15/12/2022

A Kosovo Albanian holds the country's first passport issued in Pristina in July 2008,

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EU to discuss granting visa permits to Kosovo passport holders

Brussels is moving a step closer to granting visa-free access to Kosovo passport holders by 2024.

30/11/2022

European Council President Charles Michel during an EU China summit at the European Council building in Brussels, April 1, 2022.

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Charles Michel to visit Beijing as EU tries to adapt China policy

The meeting between Michel and Xi Jinping comes at a "critical juncture", an EU official said.

25/11/2022

European Commissioner Kadri Simson (left) defended the proposed price cap as an "extraordinary tool for extraordinary times."

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'It's a bad joke': Energy ministers blast proposed EU gas cap

The European Commission has designed a cap on gas prices with very stringent conditions and safeguards attached.

24/11/2022

European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn at the European Parliament, Feb. 16, 2022 in Strasbourg.

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EU negotiators approve €1 billion bump for next year's budget

The 2023 EU budget includes €186.6 billion in planned "commitments" — €1 billion more than initially tabled by the European Commission.

15/11/2022

Charles Michel in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the COP27 cimate conference on November 8, 2022.

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COP27 must be about implementing climate promises - Michel

Charles Michel stressed that climate change is "the challenge of our generation" and that only international cooperation can solve it.

08/11/2022

European Council President Charles Michel, centre right, with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, centre left, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels.

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EU leaders make progress on 'roadmap' to address energy crisis

EU countries agreed to continue working on voluntary joint purchases of gas and a new price benchmark by 2023 among other measures.

20/10/2022

EU energy ministers are set to discuss a proposal that includes three emergency measures to curb prices.

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EU approves mandatory energy savings and cap on company revenues

EU energy ministers approved on Friday a plan of power savings, a cap on excess market revenues and a levy on surplus profits.

30/09/2022

Energy ministers are expected to give the European Commission a clearer mandate on how to proceed with the extraordinary measures to bring down electricity prices.

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Energy ministers discuss savings and caps to curb power prices

A proposal to establish a price cap on Russian gas has become divisive and is likely to be discarded.

08/09/2022

The Polish government, led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is supposed to fulfil a series of milestones before receiving EU recovery funds.

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EU Council sued for approving Poland's €35-billion COVID recovery fund

It is claimed the agreement between Brussels and Warsaw fails to restore judicial independence in Poland.

29/08/2022

Spain's Teresa Ribera speaks with Germany's Robert Habeck ahead of the energy meeting in Brussels.

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Energy ministers reach deal on EU-wide gas reduction plan

Member states rushed to secure exemptions to the target to reflect national circumstances, like LNG availability.

26/07/2022

Ursula von der Leyen's gas reduction plan is under intense scrutiny by member states.

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'A total mess': Opposition mounts against the EU's gas reduction plan

Southern countries argue the European Commission's proposed plan is disproportionate and unfair.

25/07/2022

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Watch: A quick video guide to the Czech Republic's EU priorities

The Czech Republic begins today its six-month presidency, with a focus on Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis.

01/07/2022

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, and Charles Michel, President of the European Council, meet in Brussels for an EU Council summit on 24 June 2022.

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Croatia to officially join eurozone as EU summit wraps

EU leaders turned their attention to the cost of living crisis and food security today.

24/06/2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron at an EU summit in Brussels, June 23, 2022.

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EU Summit: Ukraine and Moldova granted candidate status for membership

Euronews takes you through the day of summits in Brussels as EU leaders discuss Ukraine, its EU candidacy and food security.

23/06/2022

A member of the Serbian honour guard stands by Serbian, left, and EU flags during visit of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 2, 2017.

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How close are the Western Balkans to joining the European Union?

Ukraine and Moldova were given candidate status just weeks after applying to join the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina applied in 2016. It is still waiting.

22/06/2022

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama join a press conference with North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. FILE

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Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia row back on EU summit snub threat

The trio are frustrated at the lack of progress in joining the EU.

22/06/2022

The Czech Republic will take replace France at the rotating presidency of the EU Council.

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Czech Republic unveils priorities for its EU Council presidency

Cutting Russian fossil fuels and funding Ukraine's post-war reconstruction will top the Czech agenda for the six-month presidency.

15/06/2022

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Agreement on new EU minimum wage law reached in Brussels

EU countries will have to determine their minimum wage based on a basket of household goods and services – taking into consideration the gross median wage.

07/06/2022