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Today, EU enlargement no longer benefits from the permissive consensus that accompanied post–Cold War integration. Instead, it is the go-to scapegoat for all the ills of member states. What’s more, enlargement takes place amid geopolitical insecurity, migration anxieties, democratic backsliding, economic uncertainty, and declining trust in institutions.

EU Enlargement Forgets Europeans

Preparing candidate countries for EU membership is no longer enough. As the enlargement process becomes a reality, the union must also prepare its own societies.

In an astonishing move for a nation that for centuries has prided itself with good reason to have a clear grasp of its economic self-interest in international affairs, Britain swapped free access to the mightiest trading block in the world for relative isolation.

The 2029 British General Election Will Be Fought Over Europe

It is high time for a bold prediction.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, most have pursued a policy of isolation and sanctions, and not all agree on the wisdom of initiating even limited contacts.

Can EU find a Russia whisperer to mediate an end to war in Ukraine?

Ukraine is urging the EU to help negotiate an end to the war with Russia, a topic that will be discussed in detail at an informal meeting of European foreign ministers in Cyprus.

Tsipras framed the launch as an effort to mobilize voters who had withdrawn from political life, focusing on low wages, housing pressures, insecurity, the rising cost of living and what he described as the erosion of social rights and democratic standards.

New Tsipras party reshapes Greek politics

Former PM attacks government corruption, positioning ELAS as country’s new progressive opposition force

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US’s European allies have urged Washington to remain committed to their defence.

Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has tried to reassure allies over US decisions on troop deployments in Europe.

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