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            EU enlargement
    
            
                Published on: 31. October 2025
            
        To move forward with enlargement, what is needed is not new ideas, but political will
 
        The Commission is expected to present its annual progress report on candidate countries on Tuesday. The picture is rather gloomy. What is needed now is not new ideas, such as the abolition of the right of veto, but genuine political will on the part of the member states.
Last updated: 31. October 2025