Marta Kos

The European Commission's College of Commissioners adopted a package of proposals on 6 October to revise EU policies ahead of future enlargements (pre-enlargement policy reviews), which would enable the European Union to admit new members, including Ukraine

A special regime of restrictions for Ukrainian agriculture after Ukraine's accession to the EU is planned to be included in the EU's negotiating position at the stage of opening Cluster 5: Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion

Serbia's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic was on the plane with Mladic's family members while groups of nationalist admirers lit flares as the convoy with the coffin passed under escort

Four countries hoping to join the European Union took important steps forward on their membership quests Tuesday, in one of the bloc’s biggest enlargement moves in more than 20 years

Enlargement is high on the list of priorities for the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU … and Dublin is not wasting any time

Four countries hoping to join the European Union took important steps forward on their membership quests Tuesday, in one of the bloc’s biggest enlargement moves in more than 20 years

On Thursday of this week, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is due to land in Armenia, followed by enlargement commissioner Marta Kos

Three very senior EU heavyweights are on the ground in Turkey today — just days before the NATO summit in Ankara

Foreign ministers from the 27-nation bloc formally kicked off negotiations with Ukraine and neighboring Moldova on aligning with a first “cluster” of EU laws

This comes two years later than planned, as former Hungarian PM Viktor Orban was blocking the process prior to his election defeat

At the same time, Montenegro formally completed another two negotiating chapters and moved closer to membership

When Air Montenegro's passenger planes took to the skies earlier this year, they were branded with a new slogan: "28 by 28 — The Next EU Member"

Montenegro remains the only country with a realistic chance of joining soon

Around 20,500 minors have been kidnapped since war broke out in February 2022

Ukraine will begin receiving the first payments under the European Union's €90 billion loan no earlier than June 2026

The move underscores US President Donald Trump's continued warnings that allies who fail to meet US expectations on defence burden-sharing or strategic support could face consequences, further straining already tense transatlantic relations

Ukraine has received the final tranche from the UK amounting to £752 million (about US$1 billion) under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative

The Balkan nation isn’t a member of the EU, but having launched talks to join in 2014 it is eligible for funds and grants to help it push through legal reforms

The whole process involves six clusters, which are subdivided into a total of 35 chapters covering a range of issues on which countries have to reach EU standards

The Arctic country applied for EU membership in 2009 amid a financial crisis but froze talks in 2013 after a dispute over fishing policy and formally withdrew its application in 2015

Targeting oil infrastructure that recalcitrant Hungary relies on lets Kyiv hit two birds with one drone

Reykjavík’s governing coalition had promised to hold a referendum on restarting EU accession talks by 2027, after a previous government froze negotiations in 2013

It is becoming harder for those in Brussels who are willing to advance with Serbia to make their case," EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said in emailed comments to Reuters late on Thursday

As negotiations for peace in Ukraine gather momentum, Turkey’s potential role in the post-war order — particularly as a peacekeeper and regional powerbroker in the Black Sea —makes it a critical partner for the EU

In an interview on January 24 during his first trip to Hong Kong, Selcuk Unal described the Brics grouping and its members as “rising economies” playing an increasingly important role across the world

Amid Russia's attacks, the EU will provide Ukraine with €153 million in emergency aid