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Why rich countries want to join the EU https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/why-rich-countries-want-to-join-the-eu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #Hungarianelections2026 #Hungarianpolitics #ForeignAffairs #Enlargement #Elections #Security #Politics #Finance #Kremlin #Spying
Why rich countries want to join the EU 

For two decades, aspiring EU members wanted to join the bloc to get richer. Now, that’s changing. With conflicts raging at Europe’s doorstep and NATO shaky under Donald Trump, even rich countries w…

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5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again https://www.politico.eu/article/5-ways-the-eu-could-cope-with-hungary-if-orban-wins-again/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Hungarianelections2026 #Conditionality #Foreignpolicy #Enlargement #Elections #RuleofLaw #Politics #Budget
5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again 

From less unanimous decision-making to informal sidelining, EU countries are already weighing how to move ahead without Hungary if Viktor Orbán wins reelection.

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EU enlargement chief calls on countries to find a way for new members to join https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-enlargement-chief-marta-kos-calls-on-countries-to-get-behind-plan-for-new-members/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ForeignAffairs #Negotiations #SingleMarket #Enlargement #Investment #Markets
EU enlargement chief calls on countries to find a way for new members to join

Capitals that don’t support the Commission’s “reverse enlargement” idea should propose their own plan, Marta Kos tells POLITICO.

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EU conservatives want to grill Commissioner Kos on secret police claims https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-conservatives-commissioner-marta-kos-secret-police-claims/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Intelligence #Enlargement #Parliament #Elections #Politics #MEPs
EU conservatives want to grill Commissioner Kos on secret police claims 

The Slovenian commissioner has been dogged by claims she collaborated with Yugoslav intelligence in her youth.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 17
EU hands Ukraine and Moldova next steps toward membership despite Orbán block https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ukraine-moldova-accession-viktor-orban/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Negotiations #WarinUkraine #Enlargement #Politics
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Europe rejects Trump’s Iran demands https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/europe-rejects-trumps-iran-demands/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #2026FIFAWorldCup #ForeignAffairs #Enlargement #WarinIran #EUBudget #Security #Politics #Energy #NATO
Europe rejects Trump’s Iran demands

European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to prepare this week’s EU summit — with discussions ranging from Ukraine and the war in Iran to the bloc’s next long-term budget and competitiveness. But…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 13
EU commissioner Kos dogged by fresh secret police collaborator claims https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commissioner-marta-kos-dogged-by-fresh-secret-police-collaborator-claims/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Disinformation #Enlargement #Parliament #Elections #Services #Politics #Rights #Books #MEPs
EU commissioner Kos dogged by fresh secret police collaborator claims

Marta Kos fended off the allegations at her confirmation hearing in 2024. Europe’s biggest political group has resurfaced them.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 11
Iceland could be EU’s 28th member, foreign minister says https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-could-be-eus-28th-member-foreign-minister-thorgerdur-katrin-gunnarsdottir-says/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Neighborhood #Enlargement #Politics
Iceland could be EU’s 28th member, foreign minister says

If Icelanders vote to restart EU talks in their Aug. 29 referendum, they might beat front-runner Montenegro to join the bloc, the minister told POLITICO.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 9
Kallas throws her weight behind faster EU enlargement: ‘We should pick up the pace’ https://www.politico.eu/article/kaja-kallas-throws-her-weight-behind-faster-eu-enlargement-we-should-pick-up-the-pace/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Foreignpolicy #Negotiations #Enlargement #Ammunition #Elections #Stability #Politics #History #Data
Kallas throws her weight behind faster EU enlargement: ‘We should pick up the pace’

The push comes after some EU countries voiced concern about moving too quickly to bring in new members.

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Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’ https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-blowback-diplomatic-overreach-european-commission/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Foreignpolicy #Intelligence #WarinUkraine #Enlargement #MiddleEast #Diplomacy #WarinIran #Vaccines #Politics #Defense #Crisis #Policy
Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’

As the Iran conflict enters its second week, national diplomats say the European Commission president is overstepping her role and wading onto their turf.

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