After receiving the green light for EU accession for Moldova and Ukraine at the last EU summit, accession talks are set to commence in 2024. The roadmap for expansion and the accompanying EU reform is slowly taking shape under the Belgian Council Presidency.
By Eric Bonse
European Minister of State Anna Lührmann calls for the European Council to clear the way for accession negotiations with Ukraine. Hungary should give up its resistance.
By Markus Grabitz
The planned accession of Ukraine poses enormous challenges for the Union. It needs to reinvent itself – but it is unclear how. MEPs want, among other things, a direct election of the head of the Commission. The member states have other priorities.
By Eric Bonse
No EU enlargement without far-reaching reforms, a European air defense system and a new crisis program: In his keynote speech on European policy, the German chancellor lays out the steps the most important member state is prepared to take. The debate thus picks up speed.
By Till Hoppe
