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Accelerate the accessions: Why faster is better in EU enlargement policy
18 Dec 2025 17:22 GMT
… urgency to EU enlargement. The EU swiftly granted Ukraine … economic convergence and agricultural subsidies will be needed. … Defence Fund.
Prioritising EU funding for dual-use infrastructure … ), Simonida Kacarska (North Macedonia), Srdjan Cvijic and Katarina …
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Wider Europe Briefing: Ukraine's Claims Commission And An EU-Balkans Summit
16 Dec 2025 13:28 GMT
… the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions … You Need To Know: European Union leaders are gathering in … a single task: securing funding for Ukraine for the … , North Macedonia, and Serbia) are meeting with their EU counterparts in …
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Ukraine's admission to EU by 2027 not agreed upon with Europeans — newspaper
13 Dec 2025 01:07 GMT
… benefits, such as EU agricultural subsidies, to expedite the … and Moldova were granted EU candidate status. Tough … Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and … Montenegro currently hold official EU candidate status. The Balkan …
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Greek Farmers Escalate Nationwide Protests, Paralyzing Roads, Ports, and Airports Over Delayed EU Subsidies and Corruption Fallout
09 Dec 2025 08:25 GMT
… over months-long delays in European Union agricultural subsidy payments.
The … Niki — key gateways to North Macedonia and Bulgaria — were completely … millions of euros in EU agricultural funds had been … of whom rely on the subsidies to cover soaring energy, …
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Enlargement on the table at 17 December EU–Balkans summit
08 Dec 2025 12:48 GMT
… arrive with target dates for EU membership in 2028 and … joined parts of the EU’s pre-accession funding and phased-integration … to the single market.
North Macedonia’s stalled accession talks, Bosnia … and Kosovo’s elections under EU sanctions will also be raised …
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Sofia–Skopje railway now included in the Connecting Europe Facility thanks to Bulgaria’s efforts
05 Dec 2025 17:07 GMT
… Sofia–Skopje railway line has been included for funding under the … forum was attended by EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport … Apostolos Tzitzikostas, ministers from EU member states and Western Balkan … implement or how much funding we mobilise. We must …
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Protesting Farmers Blockade Greece’s Borders with Bulgaria, North Macedonia
05 Dec 2025 12:51 GMT
… estimated €600 million shortfall in EU subsidies and other payments. Credit: … protest committee told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA). … on the Greece-North Macedonia border.
According to a … the border with North Macedonia, the blockade remains in …
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Bulgaria Pushes to Add Ruse–Gorna Oryahovitsa Rail Link to EU Funding List
04 Dec 2025 19:50 GMT
Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov proposed including the strategic Ruse-Gorna Oryahovitsa railway section in the Connecting Europe Facility annex for 2028-2034 at an EU transport ministers’ meeting in Brussels, the Transport and Communications Ministry’s …
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Greek farmers block border crossings in escalating dispute over delayed EU subsidies
03 Dec 2025 21:39 GMT
… escalating protest over delayed European Union-backed subsidy payments linked … blocked routes to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey forcing … widespread fraudulent claims for EU funds.
The scandal … identified as recipients of subsidies totalling €19.6 million …
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Greek farmers block borders in protest over EU subsidy scandal
03 Dec 2025 21:40 GMT
… intensified protests over delayed EU-backed subsidy payments, following … blocked routes to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Türkiye, … of fraudulent claims for EU funds.
The scandal prompted … agency that handled agricultural subsidies.
Michalis Chrisochoidis, a …