Kyiv and Budapest launch talks on the rights of Hungarian minorities in Ukraine

The talks are a positive sign for Ukraine’s EU membership bid, which was blocked under former Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán.

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Moldova leader pushes back on Putin offering passports to Transnistria residents

Moldova, an EU candidate country, faces destabilizing efforts by Moscow as Russia seeks to get more troops for the Ukraine war.

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With Kos in town, Kosovo urges EU to grant candidate status

EU enlargement commissioner visits Kosovo for the first time, renewing attention toward Pristina’s aspirations to join the bloc after years of deadlock.

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Montenegro enters the endgame for joining the EU

The country of 600,000 aims to become part of the European Union by 2028.

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Norway’s pro-EU voices sense their moment

Iceland’s upcoming referendum on accession talks offers Norway a chance to put membership back on its political agenda.

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Thinking Big?

New Scientist magazine addressed the claims that hypnotherapy can increase women's breast size, by citing the work of one Dr Dean Burnett

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735542-800-jewellery-that-monitors-movement-no-we-cant-anticipate-any-problems/

#Hypnotherapy #Enlargement #Critique

Jewellery that monitors movement? No, we can't anticipate any problems

Feedback foresees a dystopian future in which "smart jewellery" tracks the emotions and motions of its users

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Jailed Istanbul mayor: Don’t treat Turkey like Russia and China

“Turkey should not be left waiting at the EU’s gates,” writes İmamoğlu.

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“Ivan Katchanovski Faces 'Stalinist' Smear Campaign To Silence His Work On Ukraine”

by The Dissident on Substack

“A Smear Campaign Is Attempting To Silence The Academic Who Exposed The Maidan Massacre False Flag And Western Role In The Ukraine Proxy War”

https://open.substack.com/pub/the307/p/ivan-katchanovski-faces-stalinist

#Press #SocialMedia #Ukraine #Katchanovski #SmearCampaign #Maidan #Massacre #FarRight #CIA #USAID #FalseFlag #Yanukovych #Russia #NATO #Enlargement #Zelensky #Bandera #Nuland #SS_Galicia #NeoNazi

Ivan Katchanovski Faces 'Stalinist' Smear Campaign To Silence His Work On Ukraine.

A Smear Campaign Is Attempting To Silence The Academic Who Exposed The Maidan Massacre False Flag And Western Role In The Ukraine Proxy War.

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#Enlargement: Reforms without #CivilSociety risk becoming empty promises.

🎧@EU_EESC rapporteurs Oleg Roibu & Andrej Zorko #ReportingFromPlenary about civil society's role in reform process under the growth plans for #WesternBalkans, Moldova & Ukraine

🗞️link.europa.eu/KfXP3c

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RT by @EU_EESC: #Enlargement: Reforms without #CivilSociety risk becoming empty promises.

🎧@EU_EESC rapporteurs Oleg Roibu & Andrej Zorko #ReportingFromPlenary about civil society's role in reform process under the growth plans for #WesternBalkans, Moldova & Ukraine

🗞️http://link.europa.eu/KfXP3c

#Enlargement: Reforms without #CivilSociety risk becoming empty promises.

🎧@EU_EESC rapporteurs Oleg Roibu & Andrej Zorko #ReportingFromPlenary about civil society's role in reform process under the growth plans for #WesternBalkans, Moldova & Ukraine

🗞️link.europa.eu/KfXP3c

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https://nitter.net/EESC_PRESS/status/2049526745888424412#m

Civil society’s role in supporting the reform process under the growth plans for the Western Balkans and Moldova and Ukraine’s Reform Path

Background The EESC views enlargement as a geostrategic investment in a stable, secure and united Europe, grounded in democratic values and based on credible reforms and merit. It is urging the candidate countries – including Ukraine, Moldova, and the countries of the Western Balkans – to maintain strong progress, particularly on the rule of law and democratic governance, while also fostering good neighbourly relations.

European Economic and Social Committee