The magazine on EU enlargement
Live Last read · last published · next check
The 29 August referendum will be centred on sovereignty, the economy and fisheries. Experts note that although it will not be a decision on joining the EU, the fundamental question is whether voters will exclude the option of negotiating "without even knowing what it would entail," even though "turnout may end up mattering more than persuasion" L'articolo Iceland is ready for its “most emotional…
The most recent poll from August 2026 shows that the anti-EU camp has shrunk to below 50% (from 56% in August 2024), while the pro-EU camp has reached 37% (from 30%). The undecided could now determine the outcome in the event of a vote on reopening accession talks, while the result of the referendum in Iceland may also have an impact L'articolo EU support in Norway rises slowly as gap with…
The meeting in Belgrade showed that the enlargement dossier is "the only real common ground" between Serbia and Ukraine, although "both are currently, for various reasons, some way off full membership," says Giorgio Fruscione (ISPI). Yet within the Union, "as always, it will be a political game" between different groups of member states L'articolo The unexpected alliance between Vučić and Zelensky…
A smaller grouping than the EU-27 would be "more agile, leaner, and better positioned" to address the current lack of alignment, says Gabrielė Valodskaitė (ECFR), co-author of a policy brief proposing a coalition of the willing comprising ten countries and different approaches that could "draw on their respective strengths in this effort" L'articolo How a “Team Enlargement” could help build…
Interview with Marjana Koçeku, the youngest and only independent member of the Albanian Parliament, on how demands for nature protection, transparency, and accountability reflect EU values. "They remind us that European integration is not only a foreign policy objective, but it is also an internal transformation" L'articolo The political voice in Albania that builds a bridge between environmental…
From the consequences for the EEA Agreement to the possibility of following Reykjavík's example, "if Iceland says yes, it will spark a debate about whether we should join that process and how," says Labour MP Trine Lise Sundnes, chair of the pro-EU European Movement, in an interview with The New Union Post L'articolo The Icelandic referendum on reopening EU negotiations is set to have a major…
The peace process in Ukraine, candidate countries' capacity to implement reforms, and the outcome of the 2027 French presidential election. "The credibility of the accession process will depend heavily on its results," says Maria Gargano (Egmont Institute), co-author of a report outlining four scenarios for enlargement in wartime Europe L'articolo EU enlargement can still go in very different…
Negotiations are ongoing to welcome 18-year-olds from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine into the DiscoverEU programme, which offers free travel passes each year to explore the continent by rail. With North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye already participating, only Georgia remains outside L'articolo From summer 2027, young people from almost all enlargement…
Since 2018, 32 EU and non-EU countries have joined the Erasmus+ action, which offers free travel passes to 18-year-olds each year. Eight more are expected to be included. An interactive map L'articolo Which countries are included in the DiscoverEU programme proviene da The New Union Post .
Amid accelerating transnational cybersecurity incidents across Europe, this domain has become increasingly important for the EU accession process. "If we stay as we are, but with the rise of cyber threats, this would be problematic," warn EUISS analysts Bojana Zorić and Clotilde Bômont L'articolo To protect the EU from cybersecurity threats, enlargement partners must be equally safe proviene da…
