Articles tagged with: EU ENLARGEMENT
Growing pains: What would it take for Ukraine to join the European Union?
04 Apr Analysis
Growing pains: What would it take for Ukraine to join the European Union?
Despite Brussels stepping up efforts to accelerate the country’s route to EU membership, the path to joining the bloc remains rocky.
For EU-hopeful Georgians, this year’s most decisive election is in October
02 Apr Feature
For EU-hopeful Georgians, this year’s most decisive election is in October
Despite their country’s EU candidate status, few Georgians believe their flag will be raised in Brussels anytime soon. As a general election looms, the country must decide whether to support an incumbent government some accuse of serving Moscow, or place bets on a divided opposition.
The EU needs to do its homework: Enlargement calls for reforms on all sides
28 Mar Opinion
The EU needs to do its homework: Enlargement calls for reforms on all sides
Expanding the bloc requires careful preparation from the EU, both institutionally and financially.
How Cyprus could offer a blueprint for Moldova’s path to EU membership
27 Mar Analysis
How Cyprus could offer a blueprint for Moldova’s path to EU membership
The close association between Russia and Moldova’s breakaway state of Transnistria is complicating the country’s bid to join the EU. Is there a solution to be found in the Cyprus model?
On the ground in Moldova: how the country fights tuberculosis
07 Dec Feature
On the ground in Moldova: how the country fights tuberculosis
The country continues to grapple with high tuberculosis rates, but joining the EU could help fight the disease, reports Julia Kaiser from Moldova, where she travelled with The Global Fund
The EU needs a partnership for enlargement, not a two-tier Europe
25 May Opinion
The EU needs a partnership for enlargement, not a two-tier Europe
In response to recent membership applications from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, the EU must take concrete and tangible steps towards firmly anchoring the aspiring countries in the Union during the time when they cannot yet be full members, argues Piotr Buras.
Enlargement Ennui? EU inaction threatening Western Balkans accession prospects
07 Dec
Enlargement Ennui? EU inaction threatening Western Balkans accession prospects
EU’s hopes of enlargement in the Western Balkans appear to be as distant as ever, writes EU Monitoring Consultant Eleanor Doorley
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
01 Dec
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
The sources of the latest crisis lie in the EU’s unwillingness to confront nationalist leaders determined to cement their power by wrecking the progress the region has made since the end of various armed conflicts in the 1990s
The EU must keep its word to the Western Balkans on the prospect of EU membership, says EESC President
05 Oct
The EU must keep its word to the Western Balkans on the prospect of EU membership, says EESC President
Upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia should send a strong signal that the countries of the Western Balkans have a future within the EU, writes Christa Schweng
Cast-iron resolve Partner Content
23 Jul
Cast-iron resolve
Thrust into the spotlight over his report on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Predrag Fred Matić has become a champion for women’s bodily autonomy. He tells Lorna Hutchinson that no amount of conservative backlash will steer him off course.
Georgia’s democratic transition offers hope for the Black Sea country’s future
17 Feb
Georgia’s democratic transition offers hope for the Black Sea country’s future
Newly-re-elected government in Tbilisi has NATO and EU membership in its sights, explains Former Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra.