membership

Serbia

After greeting Macron, Serbia's Vučić sets off to meet von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić are expected to discuss the Western Balkan country's reform agenda for the New Growth Plan for the region, among other topics.

30/08/2024

Georgia

Georgian President Zourabichvili says she will veto 'Russian law'

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili discussed vetoing the controversial foreign agents bill, police brutality and what might happen in Georgia's upcoming parliamentary election.

17/05/2024

Sweden

What is it going to take for Sweden's NATO membership green light?

Turkey has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid, but Hungary remains set against Stockholm entering the alliance.

24/01/2024

World News

PM De Croo sets out priorities for Belgium's EU Council presidency

Continuing financial aid to Ukraine will be a top priority as Belgium assumes the rotating presidency of the EU Council.

05/01/2024

Europe News

Crunch time for Belgian EU presidency as race to seal key files begins

As Belgium prepares to take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the 13th time, a much-changed Europe awaits it compared to when it was last in the same position.

19/12/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Brussels says Ukraine's EU talks should start

The recommendation came on Wednesday after months of deliberation.

10/11/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Russian attacks wound 14, Zelenskyy hosts EU official

Russian attacks in Ukraine wounded at least 14 civilians over the past day, officials said Saturday, as the president of the European Union's executive arm returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

05/11/2023

Montenegro

Montenegro's new government takes power, looks at EU membership

Montenegro's new government has finally taken power after ensuring the backing of an anti-Western alliance which has called for closer ties with the Kremlin. But Ursula von der Leyen said the country is still a frontrunner among the candidates for the EU membership.

31/10/2023

Economy

EU offers Single Market access in exchange for Balkan reforms

EU leaders have offered the Western Balkans access to the single market, contingent on swift reforms, marking a significant step towards integration while providing a huge economic incentive amidst the backdrop of Russia's Ukraine conflict.

17/10/2023

Europe News

European Commission unveils plans for EU-wide disability card

The rights of people with disabilities may be recognised across the whole continent in a few years' time.

07/09/2023

Europe News

Wagner mutiny is 'internal Russian affair', say EU leaders

Leaders from the 27 EU member states have come together in Brussels for a two-day summit with a busy agenda on the table.

29/06/2023

World News

Euroviews. Is the Western Balkans' EU membership dream a slowly fading prospect?

Twenty years after promises of quick accession made at the Thessaloniki Summit, the current vision in Brussels is not opening new and better perspectives for aspirant countries, Vesko Garčević writes.

01/06/2023

World News

Curing the "enlargement blues" - a top priority for the EU

The war in Ukraine has accelerated the need for Brussels to stabilise its eastern borders.

23/05/2023

Moldova

In Chisinau, Charles Michel says Moldova has EU's full support

Charles Michel has assured Moldova that it has the European Union's full support on its road to membership of the bloc.

28/03/2023

Ukraine

What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU?

Ukrainian membership would have serious - and profound - implications for the bloc.

21/03/2023

Europe News

'The race is on' to maintain EU competitivity in clean techs: VDL

The Commission wants to cut red tape for clean tech companies, facilitate investments, and boost the mining and processing of critical raw materials.

15/03/2023

Georgia

Euroviews. View Q&A: Georgians will keep defending their freedoms, says EU expert

The ruling Georgian Dream coalition's approach is to demonise all other political parties and the civil society. Still, we are fighting for EU membership and anyone and anything that does not help us get there, Vano Chkhikvadze told Euronews.

09/03/2023

Finland

Finland takes step towards joining NATO without waiting for Sweden

The parliament in Helsinki is to debate and vote on joining the alliance without waiting for Sweden, or the approval of Turkey and Hungary.

28/02/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: What were the top stories in the EU this week?

Biden makes his way to Kyiv as Europe marks one year since the Ukraine war began and Brexit reappears on the agenda, if not slightly prematurely.

24/02/2023

Ukraine

One year on, Europe remembers start of Russia's war in Ukraine

It is one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Follow our live updates as Europe remembers that era-defining day.

24/02/2023