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The 2025 EU-Western Balkans Summit to be held in Brussels on 17 December.
For the fourth consecutive year, the annual gathering will take place on the eve of the last European Council of the year.

#EUWB6 #EUWBSummit #WesternBalkans #EUCO

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The 2025 EU-Western Balkans Summit set for 17 December
As has now become tradition, the EU-Western Balkans Summit will be held in Brussels, on the eve of the last European Council of the year
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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⚠️Today, 26 November 2025, The New Union Post joins the cross-sector general strike in Belgium. We share the call for the withdrawal of several key reforms in the coalition government's multi-year budget plan, which further dismantles the social model

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The New Union Post joins the general strike in Belgium
The general strike called by the joint front of trade unions aims to denounce the dismantling of the social model by the coalition government
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Despite the positive approach of gradual integration of the region into the Single Market, full membership is the only “real game changer” for the #WesternBalkans economies, says Richard Grieveson, Deputy Director at the @wiiw.ac.at and @biepag.bsky.social member

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Why the Western Balkans' economies need full EU membership
The positive approach of gradual integration of the Western Balkans into the Single Market also carries "the danger that it could become only that"
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Security, reforms, dates. The 2025 EU Enlargement Forum has been a huge exercise in style

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The EU Enlargement Forum has been a huge exercise in style
The first edition of the EU Enlargement Forum featured high-level discussions on key issues, but much more remains to be done behind the scenes
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November 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession. However, if Albania and Montenegro were to join the Union, "that might help to unlock the situation," says @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, research analyst @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
#NorthMacedonia

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North Macedonia has "no clear path forward" on EU accession
A solution to North Macedonia's deadlock is not in sight. Albania-Montenegro's EU membership "might help to unlock the situation," says Carnegie Europe's Gjoni
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November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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#Albania succeeded in opening all EU negotiating chapters by 2025. "The next years are the moment of truth," said Commissioner @martakos.ec.europa.eu

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Albania succeeded in opening all EU negotiating chapters
Negotiations between Albania and the EU have also begun on Cluster 5 – 'Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion'. The aim is to close all the chapters by 2027
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November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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#Albania succeeded in opening all EU negotiating chapters by 2025. "The next years are the moment of truth," said Commissioner @MartaKosEU

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Albania succeeded in opening all EU negotiating chapters
Negotiations between Albania and the EU have also begun on Cluster 5 – 'Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion'. The aim is to close all the chapters by 2027
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November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Several EU sources confirmed to The New Union Post that the Danish presidency has found enough informal support among the member states to continue #Ukraine and #Moldova’s EU accession process at working level

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Ukraine and Moldova's EU talks have moved to working level
Several EU sources confirmed to The New Union Post that an informal agreement has been reached in the Council to avoid a stalemate with Ukraine and Moldova
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November 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Another delay in the presentation of the EU pre-enlargement reforms.
The communication is now expected "by the end of 2025, or the beginning of next year," said Marko Makovec, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Kos
#EUenlargement

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The presentation of the EU reforms has been delayed (again)
The communication on EU reforms is now expected "by the end of 2025, or the beginning of next year," said Marko Makovec, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Kos
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November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The European Commission “does not really need a mandate” from the Council to engage with #Ukraine and #Moldova at the working level, despite Orbán's Hungary veto

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With Ukraine and Moldova, the Commission can already engage
DG NEAR Director-General Koopman said that the EU executive "does not really need a mandate" to discuss with Ukraine and Moldova at the working level
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November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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The latest absurd plan to keep the unanimity rule "indicates a certain shortsightedness within the Council when it comes to preparing for enlargement," says Christophe Hillion, Professor of European Law at the University of Oslo

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Future EU members without veto power. The latest absurd plan
Admitting new countries without full rights – including veto power – for a certain period comes with legal and practical issues, Professor Hillion explains
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November 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Limiting voting rights for new EU members is not one of the "strong safeguards" the Commission seeks. "I am against the establishment of two different categories of member states" during the transitional period, Commissioner Kos said
#EUaccession

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Limiting voting rights for new EU members is no "safeguard"
Commissioner Kos is "against the establishment of two different categories of member states" regarding voting rights in the post-accession transitional period
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November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The 2025 #EnlargementPackage moves Montenegro, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine closer to EU accession. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina face significant political challenges, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Türkiye stalemates, and Georgia a dramatic setback

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The 2025 Enlargement Package, from Albania to Ukraine
The Commission has unveiled its latest annual Enlargement Package, bringing four candidates closer to EU accession (also Montenegro and Moldova)
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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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On 4 November, only the 2025 Enlargement Package will be presented. The communication on EU internal reforms, however, will have to wait a few weeks, at least until the #EUEnlargementForum on 18 November

#EUenlargement

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Commission to decouple EU reforms and Enlargement Package
On 4 November, only the 2025 Enlargement Package will be presented. The communication on EU reforms will have to wait a few weeks
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November 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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After Kurti's failure to be elected Prime Minister, and with opposition parties unwilling to accept a mandate to form a government, President Osmani is expected to dissolve Parliament. #Kosovo is almost ready for early elections

With Dan Ilazi (KCSS/QKSS)
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Kosovo is almost ready for the second elections of 2025
Kosovo President Osmani is expected to dissolve Parliament. This prolonged crisis projects institutional and financial risks into 2026, warns KCSS's Dan Ilazi
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October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The Georgian resistance will be a long and painful fight without any financial resources.

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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The regime in #Georgia wants to ban opposition parties desperate for EU financial support. "Whoever poses a more or less immediate electoral threat is outlawed," warns @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social a member of the Droa Party (Coalition for Change)

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Georgia's regime wants to ban the main opposition parties
"Whoever poses an electoral threat to Georgian Dream is outlawed," warns Marika Mikiashvili (Droa Party). A concrete response from the EU is still awaited
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October 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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On 18 November, the European Commission will organise the #EUEnlargementForum, the first-ever event dedicated to its 2024–2029 priority

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The first EU Enlargement Forum in Brussels on 18 November
The European Commission's 2025 EU Enlargement Forum will host high-level panels, alongside satellite presentations, workshops, and discussions
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October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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President #Zelensky urged EU leaders to "find a way" to honour the promise on #Ukraine's accession: "The blockage is artificial, and we need to move forward"
#EUCO

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Zelensky urged 27 EU leaders to act on Ukraine's accession
"I urge you to find a way for the EU to keep its promises, just as Ukraine is keeping its own," President Zelensky said at the European Council
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October 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu call for pre-enlargement EU reforms falls on deaf ears in the European Council
#EUCO #EUenlargement

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Calls for EU reforms fall on deaf ears among the 27 leaders
The European Council is still not ready for an "honest discussion" on pre-enlargement EU reforms, as urged by European Parliament President Metsola
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October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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The carrot and the stick. Tsikhanouskaya and Tikhanovsky on #Belarus European future at the @europarl.europa.eu plenary session

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The carrot and the stick. Belarus's European future at stake
The leaders of the Belarusian democratic forces, Tsikhanouskaya and Tikhanovsky, addressed the European Parliament on the EU's merits and responsibilities
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October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Imprisoned journalists Mzia Amaglobeli and Andrzej Poczobut to be awarded the @europarl.europa.eu 2025 Sakharov Prize
#Georgia #Belarus #SakharovPrize

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2025 Sakharov Prize to journalists Amaglobeli and Poczobut
The European Parliament set to award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to two imprisoned journalists, Georgian Amaglobeli and Belarusian Poczobut
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October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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EU enlargement is largely absent from the 2026 Commission work programme. But there is a reason

#EUenlargement #EuropenCommission #vonderLeyen

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2026 Commission work programme sidelines EU enlargement
But there is a reason. As planned in the 2025 Commission work programme, a proposal to prepare "an enlarged and reformed EU" is already expected on 4 November
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October 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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📰BiEPAG member Donika Emini in an interview for the @newunionpost.bsky.social

🔸Kosovo’s recognition and candidate status have been set back years by outstanding EU measures

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According to the Eurobarometer, 43% of citizens would support #Kosovo joining the EU, with surprising results from the 5 non-recogniser members. However, "recognisers can sometimes be more difficult in obstructing its path," warns Donika Emini (@biepag.bsky.social)

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Kosovo's recognition and EU candidate status are stuck
The EU's punitive measures show that the five non-recogniser countries are not the only obstacle to Kosovo's path, warns BiEPAG member Donika Emini
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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According to the Eurobarometer, 43% of citizens would support #Kosovo joining the EU, with surprising results from the 5 non-recogniser members. However, "recognisers can sometimes be more difficult in obstructing its path," warns Donika Emini (@biepag.bsky.social)

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Kosovo's recognition and EU candidate status are stuck
The EU's punitive measures show that the five non-recogniser countries are not the only obstacle to Kosovo's path, warns BiEPAG member Donika Emini
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October 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM