Watch: Forget idealism—the multi-billion euro reason the EU wants the Western Balkans in the bloc

Published on 04/06/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovia, North Macedonia Kosovo are at various stages of trying to join the bloc. Geographically, the region is completely surrounded by the EU. For nearly two decades, a period of relative calm kept enlargement on the backburner, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered that […]

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Newsletter: The moving pieces of the EU’s enlargement

​Good morning from Brussels. In the Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING We start with a major development in Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union. Hungary last night lifted its two-year-long veto on Kyiv’s accession talks after Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced a deal on the rights of the Hungarian-speaking minority in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region – […]

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Europe Today: EU eyes expansion at high-stakes EU-Western Balkans summit

Published on 04/06/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Interview with Ghassan SalaméLebanon’s Culture Minister. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on Mark Rutte’s surprise trip to Kyiv. Euronews’ Stefan Grobe reports on Germany losing its seat on the UN Security Council. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ […]

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All hands on deck: the EU’s €92 million bid for a global ocean intelligence network

The European Commission announced on Wednesday a sweeping €92 million maritime initiative aimed at positioning the European Union as the global superpower in ocean patrolling and intelligence, citing “malicious actors” increasingly exploiting gray-zone tactics. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The ocean covers 70% of the planet’s surface, but only 5% of it has been explored. The Commission’s goal […]

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