Articles tagged with: accession
How close are candidate states to EU membership?
20 Feb EU Institutions
How close are candidate states to EU membership?
As geopolitical pressures rise, EU enlargement is becoming a strategic necessity. With Montenegro advancing and Ukraine’s bid gaining urgency, here’s how accession works — and where candidates stand.
From Sweden to Ukraine: How do countries join NATO?
02 Aug 24 Foreign & Security Policy
From Sweden to Ukraine: How do countries join NATO?
NATO comprises 32 members, with EU countries Finland and Sweden the latest to join. For potential new members, here’s what’s required to be part of the transatlantic military alliance.
Op-Ed: The EU can do more to prevent democratic backsliding in Georgia
23 Jul 24 EU Institutions
Op-Ed: The EU can do more to prevent democratic backsliding in Georgia
Autocratic tendencies are harming Georgia’s chances of joining the EU. But the EU’s own rule-of-law challenges set a bad example for candidate countries to follow, argues Nino Tsereteli.