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Despite predictions of a long and inconclusive meeting, EU leaders achieved a historic and highly symbolic agreement to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, grant candidate status to Georgia, and open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, once the latter complies fully with the membership criteria. Even if the European Council did not finalise discussions on the revision of the multiannual financial framework – which includes, inter alia, an aid package for Ukraine ...

EU leaders met on 5 and 6 October 2023 in Granada for an informal meeting of the European Council, preceded by a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). On 5 October, leaders at the EPC issued messages of unity in support of Ukraine in the wake of Russia's war against it. On other topics, such as facilitating peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the EPC made little headway. At their informal meeting on 6 October, EU leaders adopted the Granada Declaration, taking stock of progress made ...

This briefing explores the motives, narratives, and membership realities of the three states that acceded to the European Communities (EC) in its first enlargement, in 1973: the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark. It argues that, despite the different conditions and context at the time, it is possible to draw lessons from this first enlargement experience on how applicant states can create favourable conditions for their stable long-term integration into the present-day European Union. Governments ...

The highlight of the November II 2022 plenary session was the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament, with the participation of the Prime Ministers of France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Russia's war against Ukraine again featured high on the agenda, not least with the adoption of a resolution recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, and a joint debate with a vote on regulations governing EU financial assistance to Ukraine. Political debates were held ...

This in-depth analysis provides an overview of alignment of EU enlargement countries with EU sanctions against Russia due to its aggression against Ukraine. It analyses the legal and political basis for the alignment with the EU’s Common and Foreign Policy, including the restrictive measures (sanctions). Furthermore, it provides a factual account of the main steps taken by the countries covered by the EU enlargement policy in the Western Balkans and Turkey (Türkiye), coupled by a brief assessment ...

Im Jahr 1959 bemühte sich die Türkei erstmalig um Zusammenarbeit mit der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) (seit 1992 Europäische Union (EU)) und ist seither ein wichtiger Partner der EU bei Fragen in Bezug auf Migration, Terrorismusbekämpfung und Handel. Die EU und die Türkei sind seit 1964 durch ein Assoziierungsabkommen und seit 1995 durch ein Abkommen über die Einrichtung einer Zollunion verbunden. 1999 wurde der Türkei der Status als Kandidatenland zuerkannt und 2005 wurden Verhandlungen ...

Durch die Gemeinsame Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (GASP) will die Europäische Union (EU) Beziehungen zu Drittstaaten und internationalen, regionalen oder globalen Organisationen mit gemeinsamen Grundsätzen zu Menschenrechten, Demokratie und Grundfreiheiten knüpfen und entsprechende Partnerschaften schaffen. Die GASP fördert multilaterale Lösungen für gemeinsame Probleme auf der Grundlage des Völkerrechts und internationaler Werte. Bei seiner Plenartagung im Januar 2021 soll das Europäische Parlament ...

The European Council to endorse the 24 March 2020 Council political agreement on the opening of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia.

On 26 March, EU Heads of State or Government continued their joint coordination efforts to address the COVID-19 outbreak and held a six hour long video conference on this subject, but failed to agree on the adequate financing instruments to help countries in fiscal difficulty due to the crisis, The President of the European Parliament President, David Sassoli, strongly criticised the results of the European Council and ‘the short-sightedness and selfishness of some governments’.EU leaders asked the ...

In 2020, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) celebrates its 60th anniversary. During this respectable lifetime, its composition has frequently changed, starting with seven founding members in 1960 and having four today. EFTA has turned out to be an ‘antechamber’ for the EU, as well as a distinct organisation with its own purpose. Since the foundation of the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1992, EFTA states Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have joined this area, whereas Switzerland has chosen ...