accession

A new generation of politicians taking over in Montenegro has pledged to pass the reforms needed to speed up its EU accession and capitalise on the “window of opportunity” presented by the war in Ukraine. Jakov Milatović, a 36 year-old…

Issued on: 07/04/2023 - 09:24 The US is pushing back against efforts by some European allies to offer Ukraine a “road map” to NATO membership at the Western alliance’s…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Finnish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Andrew Osborn and Jake Cordell MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday Finland's…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Finnish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join…

Finland has cleared the last significant hurdle in its bid to join Nato after Turkey’s parliament approved the Nordic country’s accession to the western military alliance. The General Assembly, controlled by a coalition led by…

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts…

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Issued on: 03/08/2022 - 06:34 France’s National Assembly voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO on Tuesday after the historic decision by the two…

North Macedonian lawmakers have approved a proposal to help resolve a longstanding dispute with neighbouring Bulgaria over history and language that opens the way for EU accession talks, a move that furthers the EU’s expansion in the…

Issued on: 24/06/2022 - 14:20 Bulgaria's parliament on Friday approved lifting the country's veto on opening EU accession talks with North Macedonia, an issue high on the…