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The Maastricht Treaty (Article 49) states that any European country (as defined by a European Council assessment) that is committed to democracy may apply for membership in the European Union. [163] In addition to European states, other countries have also been speculated or proposed as future members of the EU.
The European Union must radically overhaul its decision-making and funding before it can accept more countries to join the 27-nation bloc by 2030, a paper commissioned from experts by the French ...
The EU's regular enlargement update is due in October, when EU officials are expected to report on progress in negotiations with the six Western Balkan states that have been waiting in line for ...
The challenges of expanding the European Union by up to eight countries were being discussed by governments on Thursday, with significant changes to the bloc's decision-making, agriculture and ...
Moldova set a target date of 2030 for EU Accession. [6] On 14 December 2023, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Moldova. [7] It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. Accession negotiations ...
On 23 June 2014, under the Greek EU Presidency, the Council of the European Union agreed to grant Albania candidate status, which was endorsed by the European Council a few days later. Following in the steps of countries joining the EU in 2004 , Albania has been extensively engaged with EU institutions, and joined NATO as a full member in 2009.
BELGRADE (Reuters) -The European Union must be ready to admit new member states by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel told a forum in the Slovenian lake resort of Bled on Monday. "I ...
The accession of Georgia to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU.. Following an application by Georgia in March 2022, the EU established Georgia's eligibility to become a member of the Union, recognizing the country as a potential candidate.