Now playing Next Europe News EU accession talks with Ukraine & Moldova should start, Brussels says European Union leaders should allow formal talks on Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the bloc to start once both countries have finalised the necessary reforms, the European Commission has said. 08/11/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Montenegro ahead in race for EU membership says President Milatović Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović said his country has "advanced the furthest" on the path to become a European Union member during a visit of EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. 31/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Von der Leyen vows to bring Western Balkan and EU economies 'closer' European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to bring the economies of the Western Balkans and the European Union 'closer' on Monday as she began a four-day tour of the region. 30/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Zelenskyy makes push for EU accession talks ahead of key report Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed on Tuesday his appeal to move forward Ukraine's ambitious bid to join the European Union. 24/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Migration, defence: Here's what's on the next EU five-year plan What directions should the European Union take during the next five years? That's the question leaders started to wrestle with on Friday at their informal summit in Granada. 07/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News State of the Union: Slovakia's Fico returns, as does EU enlargement Three time prime minister Robert Fico made an electoral comeback last weekend. 06/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Albanian and Serbian leaders call for 'new approach' to EU enlargement A new approach to joining the European Union is needed, according to both the Prime Minister of Albania and President of Serbia, who bemoaned the length of time the process is taking for their countries. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The EU says it must enlarge. But why did it stop in the first place? Enlargement is regularly touted as the EU’s most effective foreign policy, but since its biggest wave of new members joined in 2004, the process has largely stalled. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Europe must shun populist sirens and rebuild a climate of trust Member states must realise that the only choice is to share sovereignty at the European level. In short, nationalism is contrary to the national interest, Marco Buti writes. 04/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Russia has ‘betrayed’ Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh - Charles Michel Russia's failure to ensure peace and security in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is a 'betrayal' of the Armenian people, Charles Michel told Euronews on Monday. 03/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Germany, France pitch EU reform as bloc prepares for new members France and Germany on Tuesday will present their joint pitch on how the EU could adapt to new members during a meeting of European affairs ministers in Brussels. 19/09/2023
Now playing Next Georgia 'Georgia has a long way to go': Josep Borrell on EU integration The EU's top diplomat is in Tbilisi to discuss EU integration. The Balkan State applied for candidate status in March 2022 along with Ukraine and Moldova 08/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News State of the Union: Disagreements over enlargement timeline In this edition of State of the Union, we take a look at the political response to the extreme weather and the institutional disagreements over the EU enlargement timeline. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU foreign affairs ministers call for meeting with candidate countries EU foreign ministers called on Thursday for a meeting with their counterparts from Ukraine and the western Balkans -- all candidate countries to the bloc -- by the end of September to discuss the enlargement process. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Bosnia and Herzegovina elections 'undemocratic' - Human Rights Court Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina - an EU candidate country - are undemocratic and entrench the privileged position of dominant ethnic groups, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. 29/08/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU must be ready to accept new members by 2030 - Charles Michel The European Union must be ready to enlarge by 2030 if it wants to remain "credible", European Council President Charles Michel said Monday at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia. 28/08/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels rejects Erdoğan's attempt to link NATO and EU accession bids The European Commission has rejected the surprising demand put forward by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 10/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Ukraine has met two of the seven conditions for EU accession talks The European Commission has delivered a first update on Ukraine's progress in its path towards EU membership. 22/06/2023
Now playing Next Republic of North Macedonia Montenegro wants to join the EU but "something needs to be done" Montenegro's Prime Minister tells Euronews that there's no movement by the EU towards admitting his country and that "something needs to be done." 17/06/2023