World news about “EU Enlargement” published by euronews.
EU enlargement: In search of the next CroatiaCroatia’s ‘Yes’ vote to join the European Union puts it on course to be the club’s 28th member in July 2013. But the low turnout last Sunday suggests the … 26/01/2012
Croatia’s EU leap The referendum in Croatia on whether to join the European Union has come out in favour. If all goes to plan, the state of 4,300,000 people on the eastern… 23/01/2012
Croatians vote in referendum on EU membership Croations are voting on Sunday in a referendum on whether to join the European Union in July next year. Opinion polls suggest a ‘yes’ vote will prevail; the… 22/01/2012
Clashes on eve of Croatia’s EU referendum Croatia is expected to vote for EU membership on Sunday, to the dismay of nationalists who protested in Zagreb on the eve of the referendum. The… 22/01/2012
European Parliament backs Croatia membership The European Parliament has approved Croatia’s entry to the EU, ahead of the formal signing of an accession treaty next week. Representatives of the Croation… 01/12/2011
Rehn: Tackling sovereign debt ‘first priority’ Olli Rehn is the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, a key role in defining strategy against the back-drop of the debt crisis. The latest… 14/10/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’? In this edition of U talk Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t… 06/10/2011
The EU and Turkey – to join or not to join? This week in U talk, our first question is from Ceren, a student from Istanbul. She says: “I’d like to know what you think about Turkey joining the EU? What… 05/08/2011
Poland’s EU presidency outlook “A Europe of solidarity and growth, a Europe open and secure.” This is how Poland presents its outlook for holding the European Union presidency: in high and… 06/07/2011
Össur Skarphedinsson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister On Monday, just as Iceland’s EU accession talks began, we had the chance to interview Össur Skarpherdinsson, the country’s foreign minister, about the most… 28/06/2011
Iceland’s EU entry on course despite strong domestic opposition Brussels has said Iceland’s entry into the EU is still on track despite strong signs many within the Nordic state remain fiercely opposed to joining the bloc… 27/06/2011
Croatia gets provisional go-ahead to join EU The European Union has given a conditional thumbs up for Croatia to join the bloc. That should see accession talks wrapped up as early as next week, allowing… 24/06/2011
Croatian EU membership approaches Soon Croatia’s flag may unfurl amid those of today’s European Union. The former Yugoslav state of 4.4 million people is a significant step closer to… 10/06/2011
Turkey’s EU membership ambitions This week The Network talks to three newsmakers to explore the issue of Turkey’s accession to the EU. The contrast between the two sides is striking. Turkey… 09/06/2011
Croatia’s shipyards get that sinking feeling By this summer, the Croatian government wants to successfully close its European Union accession negotiations. This means that no state subsidies may be… 02/06/2011
Croatia under the spotlight Croatia’s prime minister, Jadranka Kosor, is pushing hard to make her country the EU’s 28th Member State. But the European Union still doesn’t think the… 12/05/2011
Poland encourages Moldova Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been in Moldova for a forum on the former Soviet republic’s efforts to join the European mainstream. Poland will take up… 30/03/2011
Turkey’s Erdogan angry with Germany Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Germany to speak plainly about Turkey’s prospects of joining the European Union. The Turkish prime minister’s remarks come at a… 28/02/2011
Turkey and EU need each other says Greens’ Cohn-Bendit Daniel Cohn-Bendit to Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Do you still believe that Turkey will enter the European Union? I have the impression that you don’t believe it… 08/11/2010
Europe and Turkey: what next? In Strasbourg the Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten and her French colleague Hélène Flautre are among those in the European parliament most closely interested with… 01/10/2010
Iceland and the EU – a lasting affair? Iceland has always been fiercely independent but after the collapse of their banks, and in the face of a global recession, Iceland applied for EU membership… 21/11/2009
Bosnia breakthrough on central government dealLeaders of Bosnia’s main Muslim, Croatian and Serbian parties have agreed to form a central government, ending 14 months of political stalemate. Under the… 29/12/2011
EU-Ukraine summit founders over TymoshenkoThey have finished negotiations but not enough progress has been made for a deal. A Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev has focused on a possible political and trade… 20/12/2011
Croatia to join EU in 2013Croatia is set to become the 28th member of the European union in July 2013. The ex-Yugoslav state was rewarded with the membership following deep economic… 09/12/2011
Centre-left on track to take power in CroatiaExit polls indicate a victory for Croatia’s opposition bloc Kukuriku led by Socialist Party leader Zoran Milanovic. The results from two polls show the… 04/12/2011
Money misuse and mismanagement marr Croatia ballotIt appears Croatia’s current government is set to pay the price for the country’s poor economic situation, with voters expected to desert them in Sunday’s… 04/12/2011
PM and government expected to lose Croatia electionVictory for the centre-left opposition is the predicted outcome of elections in Croatia on Sunday. The country is facing its toughest economic… 02/12/2011
Tories openly rebel against Cameron over EuropeBritain’s parliament convincingly rejected a call for a referendum on leaving the European Union. But what wasn’t so convincing was the prime minister’s… 25/10/2011
Pro-referendum Britons defend right to choose over EUMore than 60 per cent of Britons want a referendum on EU membership according to one newspaper poll. Independent MEP Nikki Sinclaire helped organise a… 24/10/2011
UK’s Cameron faces MPs’ rebellion over EuropeDavid Cameron is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership, with dozens of his own MPs set to back calls for a referendum on UK membership of the… 24/10/2011
Serbia recommended for EU membershipSerbia’s prime minister has received the official report from the European Commission recommending that the country become a candidate to join the EU. It is… 12/10/2011
Serbia clears EU membership hurdleThe European Commission has rewarded Serbia for catching wanted war-crimes fugitives by recommending the country as a candidate to join the EU. The… 12/10/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’?Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t accept Turkey and the Turkish… 07/10/2011
Polish PM hits out against internal EU bordersNow is not the time to put up internal European barriers; in a crisis it is time for more integration and unity. That was the message from the Polish Prime… 06/07/2011
Croatia gets provisional go-ahead to join EUThe European Union has given a conditional thumbs up for Croatia to join the bloc. That should see accession talks wrapped up as early as next week, allowing… 24/06/2011
EU says Mladic arrest removes major hurdleThe arrest of Ratko Mladic has led to speculation that it will not be a matter of if but when Serbia now joins the EU. In a strange twist of fate, Europe’s… 26/05/2011
An embassy like no otherLeading a team of around 15 EU diplomats, the EU Ambassador to Ankara, Turkey, Marc Pierini, has been on a visit to the city of Bursa to explain the EU. The… 04/01/2011
Romania attacks Franco-German ‘discrimination’Romania has branded a Franco-German move to block its membership of the EU’s border-free travel zone as discrimination. Paris and Berlin told the European… 21/12/2010
Kosovo kept waiting for election resultKosovo’s prime minister says he has won re-election but he’s having to keep the champagne on ice. Official results are expected today but they may be… 13/12/2010
Eventual Mladic arrest could unlock Serbia- EU doorThe arrest of Ratko Mladic is Serbia’s biggest prerequisite to join the European mainstream. In the EU membership context, Belgrade’s October increase to a… 06/12/2010
Turkey tired of waiting at the gates of EuropeAn exasperated Turkish prime minister has accused the EU of moving the goal posts as his country ploughs through the drawn out process of applying for… 10/11/2010
Feelings about integrating Turkey into the EUOnly 38 percent of Turkish respondents in a recent survey by the German Marshall Fund said they feel EU membership for Turkey would be a good thing. That is… 09/11/2010
Turkey positive over EU accessionFor an official reaction to the European Commission’s annual progress report on enlargement policy, euronews asked Turkey’s chief negotiator, in Ankara… 09/11/2010
Turkey: “EU report is positive, Turkey will soon join the EU”In order to get Turkey’s reactions to the European Commission’s annual progress report on enlargement policy, euronews spoke with Egemen Bağış who is the… 09/11/2010
EU needs Turkey to remain global force, says GulTurkish President Abdullah Gul has told European leaders that the EU needs his country as a member if it wants to remain a global force. In an address to… 09/11/2010
Turkey still outside the EU comfort zoneThe European Union is due to publish its annual report on enlargement, which will highlight key areas for improvement for those countries looking to join… 08/11/2010
Tough challenges face SerbiaSerbia is the latest country to apply to join the EU, hoping to do so in 2014. What challenges does Serbia have to meet to become a European Union member? 06/09/2010
Germany still unsure of Ankara in the EUJust where does Turkey’s future lie? German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Istanbul, the city that crosses two continents, claims the future is… 28/07/2010
Iceland starts formal EU membership talksIceland has officially begun talks on EU membership just as Icelanders themselves seem to be going off the idea. Launching formal negotiations, the EU’s… 27/07/2010
EU talks with GeorgiaThe EU and Georgia today formally opened negotiations for an Association Agreement aimed at reinforcing links between the ex Soviet satelite state and the … 15/07/2010
Iceland given green light on EU talksIceland could be an EU country in little over a year. The country was given the go-ahead to start accession talks by the leaders of all the bloc’s 27 current… 17/06/2010
Iceland seeks a warm home in EuropeThe European Commission has recommended opening acession talks with Iceland. If all goes as Reykjavik hopes, Iceland will become the EU’s 28th member in… 24/02/2010
Enlargement chief urges FYROM and Greece to agree on ‘Macedonia’A further impulse to resolve a 19-year old dispute over the use of the name Macedonia: EU enlargement chief Stefan Fuele, after meeting Prime Minister Nikola… 19/02/2010
Dutch allow Croatia’s EU talks to move on“Croatia is not off the hook yet,” the Dutch government says, but the Netherlands has softened its position on a key sector of Zagreb’s negotiations to join… 12/02/2010
What now for Turkey-EU relations?euronews asked a specialist in Europe-Turkey relations, Can Baydarol, for his reaction to the new European Commission. euronews: “Mister Baydarol, how is… 09/02/2010
Iceland’s PM to meet EU’s Barroso over Icesave rowIceland’s Prime Minister is in Brussels for talks on a row holding up international aid to the crisis-hit country and jeopardising its hopes of joining the… 04/02/2010
German FM backs Turkey’s EU dreamGermany’s Liberal foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, had words of encouragement for Ankara’s bid to join the European Union as he visited… 07/01/2010
Serbia formalises EU membership bidSerbia has formally applied for European Union membership. The move comes a decade after the end of the Balkan wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia… 22/12/2009
Serbia officially applies to join EU clubSerbia is to submit its formal application to join the European Union today, but the largest republic of the former Yugoslavia faces a tough fight to join the… 22/12/2009
Serbia wins EU trade approval, visa freedomThe European Union foreign ministers have agreed to unfreeze an interim trade agreement with Serbia. Diplomats said this marks a breakthrough in the former… 07/12/2009
Mixed news for Croatia, Turkey, Iceland in EU reportThere is mixed news for EU hopefuls in the bloc’s latest enlargement report. It says Croatia is on course for the completion of entry talks next year and… 14/10/2009
EU wants Turkey to accelerate reformTurkey has been told by the European Union to speed up reforms in order to join the 27 nation bloc. The European Commission’s annual progress report on… 14/10/2009
Croatia on course to join EU by 2012Croatia’s bid to enter the European Union could be wrapped up as early as next year. In its annual report on EU hopefuls, the European Commission has made… 14/10/2009
EU report tells Turkey to improve press freedomTurkey needs to do more to protect freedom of expression if it wants to join the EU, according to a report on the bloc’s enlargement that is due out tomorrow… 13/10/2009
Interview: Moldovan prime minister Vlad FilatVlad Filat is Moldova’s new prime minister. The pro-western leader took charge last month after the ruling communists were ousted in an election re-run in… 07/10/2009
EU enlargement without Lisbon Treaty?The possibility that the Lisbon Treaty might not survive if it failed the ratification process in any of the EU member states has raised nervous questions all… 02/10/2009
Iceland starts three year road to EU membershipIceland has cleared its first procedural hurdle to joining the European Union. At their meeting in Brussels, the EU Foreign Ministers called for an… 27/07/2009
Barroso gives up Croatia/Slovenia talksCroatia and Slovenia many be neighbours but there’s not much love lost between them. Especially over the issue of their mutual border. The dispute is… 23/07/2009
Iceland launches accession bidLast week, after lengthy discussion, the Icelandic parliament voted to apply for EU membership. Today, their Foreign Minister was in Stockholm – because the… 23/07/2009
Iceland Parliament votes to join EUIceland’s parliament has voted to begin accession talks with the European Union. It was an unthinkable move once, but the island’s recent financial… 17/07/2009
Iceland to pursue EU membershipThe Icelandic parliament, after more than a thousand years of independence, has taken the historic decision to pursue membership of the European Union. It… 16/07/2009
Iceland ready for EU accession voteIceland’s marathon debate over joining the European Union is nearing the finish line, with parliament preparing to put the issue to a vote. Should the… 16/07/2009
Turkey clears another obstacle on road to EU membershipTurkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyip Erdogan has inched his country forward in its troubled bid for European Union membership. He has agreed to open… 30/06/2009
Albania’s major roadworksAlbania is the latest candidate to become a member of the European Union. One of the continent’s poorest countries is moving ahead with major infrastructure… 25/06/2009
Croatian EU process further delayedThe European Union has called off a round of accession talks with Croatia which had been scheduled for Friday. The reason is Zagreb’s continued failure to… 24/06/2009
Turkey split erupts ahead of D-Day ceremonyDisagreements between the US and France over Turkey’s EU ambitions have surfaced during talks between their leaders. President Barack Obama had come to… 06/06/2009
Recession crimps EU celebrationIt is the fifth anniversary of the big bang EU enlargement. It worked, but it is hard to celebrate. The leap in numbers helped bury the shreds of the… 01/05/2009
Albania EU’s latest applicantAlbania has formally applied to join the European Union. Prime Minister Sali Berisha took the step in a meeting with outgoing Czech Prime Minister Mirek… 28/04/2009
Turkey-EU horizon turbidThe current Czech EU Presidency has been at work with Turkey’s representatives to try and unjam its EU membership process. Prague wants to chair the opening… 21/04/2009
EU expansion firmly linked to Lisbon TreatyIt is the club so many are eager to join. But while EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana insists the bloc should press ahead with expansion, it is not all… 28/03/2009
EU expansion threatened by Czech chaosBalkan countries eager to join the EU have been sent mixed messages from a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers. On the one hand, there is reassurance… 28/03/2009
Sticky status of EU candidate countriesA “slowdown of the reform process” in Turkey, for the third consecutive year, has been noted with concern by the European Parliament. It has made resolutions… 12/03/2009
Rare positive economic data found in PragueTo mark five years of the European Union’s enlargement from 15 to 25 members, the European Commission has issued a report on what’s been achieved in that… 02/03/2009
EU’s next enlargement: Croatia or Iceland?Just when Croatia though it would be the next country to join the EU, Iceland shows an interest. Which will become the EU’s 28th member state? 16/02/2009
EU ponders Turkey’s place in EuropeTalks aimed at allowing Turkey to join the European Union are underway in Brussels. Negotiations began on two key issues relating to freedom of movement of… 19/12/2008
Polish plumber worries dismissedThe Polish plumber phenomenon has not materialized, says Brussels… That is, the feared invasion of workers from eastern European countries taking jobs from… 18/11/2008
What’s future for EU enlargementEuropean Union enlargement: Croatia could become the 28th EU member state, according to the latest European Commission report. Seven other countries also want… 17/11/2008
