Browsing: EU membership

After eight years since formally applying to join the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Balkan nation, is set to commence negotiations for EU membership. Last week, the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, recommended initiating talks, a proposal that has now received approval from EU leaders.

EU member countries and the European Parliament said Wednesday they have reached a preliminary agreement on curbing industrial emissions, including those from intensive poultry and pig farms and from ore mines.

In this week’s Focus, we turn to the tense frontier between Russia and Finland. The rapport between these neighbouring nations has soured significantly in the wake of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Historically, their mutual border has been a theatre of confrontation and conflict. Currently, Finland is taking drastic measures by erecting a formidable barbed wire fence along this boundary. According to authorities in Helsinki, the intention behind this undertaking is twofold: ensuring the nation’s protection and enhancing scrutiny over entries from Russia.

Pro-EU rally in Moldovan capital amid rising tensions with Russia More than 75,000 people poured onto the streets of Moldova’s capital to show their support…

Tens of thousands of Moldovans rallied on Sunday to demand European Union membership for their country, whose bid to join the bloc has been accelerated by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Euronews says TENS OF THOUSANDS of demonstrators marched in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Monday to demand EU membership for the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.

Ukraine starts the process for EU membership on 17-04-2022, a moment that will be remembered in history. Ukraine has started the process for EU membership…

Ukrainian President Zelensky requested EU membership again today with the promise of continued dialogue with EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen.