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The Council “stands ready” to resume #Iceland EU accession negotiations
"Should the people of Iceland so decide" at the 29 August referendum. Talks would resume with a reassessment of the 11 chapters closed before negotiations were frozen in 2013
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Formal #EUaccession negotiations on Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals' with #Moldova have finally begun.
With Chișinău's EU path now decoupled from #Ukraine, the goal is to open all 33 chapters "before the end of the summer," Commissioner Kos confirmed
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And so it begins with a “Mega Monday”. #Ukraine opens the first five #EUaccession chapters
Negotiations on Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals' finally began, paving the way towards the ambitious goal of opening (and closing) all 33 chapters
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#Montenegro is halfway to closing all 33 #EUaccession chapters.
16 are provisionally close, two more are in the pipeline. And the European Commission is expected to adopt the financial package "next week," Commissioner Kos announced
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#Ukraine and #Moldova advance on EU accession negotiations after a two-year stall
The 27 EU ambassadors approved the opening of Cluster 1 – 'Fundamentals' with both Kyiv and Chișinău. Separate Accession Conferences are now scheduled for 15 June
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The Council’s #2028_2034MFF nego box entails “moderate cuts” also to Global Europe
Funding for the "Enlargement and Europe" pillar will fall from €38.1 to €36.5 billion (in 2025 prices), while the Ukraine Reserve remains unchanged
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EU institutions should learn from #football fans that a united Europe is “the best club to belong to,” says @gillcoughlan (@RenewEuropeCoR), the @EU_CoR rapporteur on the 2025 Enlargement Package, speaking with The New Union Post
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A non-paper signed by Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg call for a "catalogue of options" for safeguards in new Accession Treaties, including "temporary transitional limitations on voting rights" for future members
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#WesternBalkans integration into EU transport network by 2030 “unlikely to be met,” @EUauditors warns.
The completion of the core trans-European transport network (TEN-T) in the region is being delayed by several shortcomings
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The issue of Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia has blocked #Ukraine EU accession path for years. Despite the announced agreement, it remains "the victim of a larger political game" between Budapest and Kyiv, explain Iwański and @ASadecki (@OSW_eng)
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Environmental protests in #Albania reflect the “growing internalisation” of EU standards and expectations, explains @IlirianaG (@Carnegie_Europe)
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Thank you, @newunionpost, for the opportunity to share the strategic importance of the historic #EU-#WB summit held in 🇲🇪’s lovely Tivat today! Together, we are setting a course for a stronger & united Europe!
#Montenegro successful EU accession would send “a powerful message” across the #WesternBalkans. The frontrunner candidate is now hosting the 2026 EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat.
Interview with Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU @PetrusMarcus
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#Montenegro successful EU accession would send “a powerful message” across the #WesternBalkans. The frontrunner candidate is now hosting the 2026 EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat.
Interview with Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU @PetrusMarcus
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#Germany and #France push for “a new approach” to simplify the #EUenlargement methodology
A non-paper proposes to "inject a new dynamism by cutting "over-formalised hurdles" and setting "building blocks" for the gradual integration of candidates
#EUWB6
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Following the Hungary-Ukraine agreement on minority rights, the Cyprus Presidency has launched the process of adopting the Council's common position for Cluster 1. The separate Accession Conferences for #Ukraine and #Moldova are expected for 15 June
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On the eve of the 2026 EU–Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro, the Council gives the green light to negotiate free-roaming agreements with the #WesternBalkans countries
#RoamLikeAtHome
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European regions call on Albania to use EU funds to reduce the gap between Tirana and rural areas
Interview with regional councillor Antonio Mazzeo (@PES_CoR), co-chair of the @EU_CoR–Albania JCC at the margins of the Enlargement Days
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My interview for @newunionpost about the Serbian student movement, its stances on Kosovo and the EU and its electoral strategy, and why the fight for democracy is more important than other ideological considerations.
The Serbian students’ memorandum on #Kosovo should not affect how the EU frames the democratic protests
"Some things have to be tolerated for the sake of victory," explains @NikolaBurazer (@csp_ccp and @BiEPAG)
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Hopes are for a breakthrough on the Hungary–Ukraine talks "during this week," allowing #Moldova to start opening accession chapters "at the margins of the next General Affairs Council" on 16 June, Ambassador Daniela Morari told The New Union Post
@MDAmbEU
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The Serbian students’ memorandum on #Kosovo should not affect how the EU frames the democratic protests
"Some things have to be tolerated for the sake of victory," explains @NikolaBurazer (@csp_ccp and @BiEPAG)
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