Insights from Centre for European Reform, The Bulwark, and Foreign Affairs The News The European Union formally began accession talks for Ukraine on Tuesday, marking the start of a process that is likely to take years. It also entered into talks with Moldova. Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European integration called the moment “historic;” President […]
The German government has said that Ukraine has fulfilled the reform requirements necessary to initiate discussions about joining the European Union. “In the view of the German government, Ukraine fulfils all requirements to be able to open EU accession negotiations in June,” German Minister of State for Europe Anna Lührmann told dpa. “We are therefore […]
Ukraine and Moldova can hope for a quick start to EU accession negotiations, the Belgian EU Council presidency said following a ministerial meeting in Brussels on Tuesday evening. The presidency made it clear that it is working towards organizing a first conference of negotiating delegations by the end of June. Hungary will take over the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not expect his country to join NATO during the country’s war with Russia. “In my personal opinion, we will only join NATO after we have won,” he said at a joint event with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday. All 32 NATO members must […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony […]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will travel to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, the government said in a brief statement. Sweden is expected to hand over its final NATO accession documents to U.S. representatives in the coming days, the final step required to complete the country’s two-year process […]
Ukraine expects the European Commission to present a negotiation framework for Kyiv’s accession to the EU “no later than March 12,” Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna said, as reported by the media on March 4. After Ukraine applied to join the EU in 2022, European leaders agreed to open membership […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has held a meeting on Ukraine’s European aspirations and tasks for this year. Source: Zelenskyy’s address Quote: “This year should be a time of real negotiations on accession. We can start as early as spring and take the first negotiating steps. This year should also be a […]
The overwhelming majority (84%) of Ukrainians surveyed are in favour of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Source: the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre’s sociological service from 19 to 25 January and presented during a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Wednesday (28 February), as reported by European […]
The Hungarian Parliament ratified Sweden’s accession to NATO on 26 February, a year and a half after the fact. Source: European Pravda with reference to 444.hu Details: 188 Members of the Hungarian Parliament have voted in favour of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession, 6 have voted against. Formally the ratification process will end after […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Hungary’s parliament voted to ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO on Feb. 26, finalizing the country’s membership after almost two years of delays. Sweden and Finland applied to join the alliance in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but their accession was held up by objections from […]
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has said that the framework for negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU will not be ready before the European elections scheduled for early June. Source: Von der Leyen at a briefing in Brussels on Wednesday, as reported by European Pravda Details: “We are making excellent […]