European integration
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| 2025 |
MetOp
First MetOp SG-A satellite is expected to be launched as the successor to the MetOp satellite series.
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| 2025 | Planned launch of Sentinel-6B satellite on a SpaceX Falcon-9. |
| 2025 |
Three Seas Initiative
Planned Three Seas Initiative summit in Poland, to be hosted by Andrzej Duda. Details of location and exact date are to be confirmed.
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| February 12 2025 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Armenia's parliament approved a bill to launch the country's EU accession process, which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described as the first step towards potential European Union membership.
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| January 8 2025 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, threatened to reconsider the European path and potentially seek secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| January 2 2025 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
High Representative issued an order prohibiting the implementation of conclusions by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, citing violations of the Dayton Agreement.
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| 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
New coalition government formed by the Social Democratic Alliance, Viðreisn, and People's Party, which agreed to hold a referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations by 2027.
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| 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
An opinion poll found 60 percent of Greenland's population would vote in favor of rejoining the EU.
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| December 25 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
National Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted controversial conclusions challenging Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal order.
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| December 17 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
EU Council reiterated additional requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina to proceed with membership negotiations.
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| October 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Albania opens its first EU accession negotiation chapters.
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| October 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Moldovan EU membership referendum resulted in support to amend the Constitution to include the aim of becoming an EU member state.
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| July 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Bilateral phase of screening starts for Moldova's EU accession process.
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| July 25 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Growth Plan reform package for Bosnia and Herzegovina is blocked by four cantons.
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| July 9 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
EU halts Georgia's accession progress in response to a law requiring non-governmental and media entities to register as 'foreign agents'.
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| June 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Ukraine becomes a candidate negotiating country for EU accession.
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| June 25 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
First Intergovernmental Conference officially marking the start of accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine.
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| June 11 2024 | Bucharest Nine meeting in Riga, Latvia, hosted by President Edgars Rinkēvičs |
| May 23 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
A Deltapoll revealed 51% of UK public opinion is in favor of rejoining the EU, with 35% against and 12% undecided.
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| April 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Screening of chapters begins for Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU accession process.
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| March 21 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
EU leaders unanimously granted conditional approval for opening EU membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina during a summit in Brussels.
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| March 12 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
European Commission recommended opening EU membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| March 12 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
The European Parliament passed a resolution confirming Armenia met Maastricht Treaty Article 49 requirements, potentially enabling the country to apply for EU membership.
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| February 29 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Ukraine Facility established, providing up to €50 billion over four years to support financial stability, recovery, and implementation of reforms for Ukraine's EU accession.
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| January 2024 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Screening of chapters (explanatory phase) begins for Moldova's EU accession process.
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| 2023 |
Three Seas Initiative
Czech government removed the controversial Danube-Odra-Labe channel project from its priority list, signaling a shift in approach to the Three Seas Initiative.
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| 2023 |
Three Seas Initiative
The Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund's assets were estimated at €900 million, with the fund collaborating with the Amber Infrastructure Group for capital raising and investment management.
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| December 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Georgia becomes a candidate for EU accession.
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| December 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Screening completed for all chapters for North Macedonia's EU accession process.
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| December 14 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
European Council agreed to the European Commission's recommendations for Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia.
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| November 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Screening completed for all chapters for Albania's EU accession process.
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| November 8 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
European Commission adopted a new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, offering €6 billion in financial grants and loans.
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| November 8 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
European Commission recommended opening negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| October 2023 |
MetOp
MetOp-B left the reference orbit ground track to ensure phase separation with MetOp-C.
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| September 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Erdoğan announces potential rupture in EU-Turkey relations and possibility of parting ways during membership process.
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| September 6 2023 |
Three Seas Initiative
Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest, Romania, hosted by Klaus Iohannis. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attended. Greece became the 13th member of the initiative, and Moldova became a partner-participant.
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| July 2023 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
President Erdoğan raises Turkey's EU membership in context of Sweden's NATO application.
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| June 28 2023 | Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine met in Kyiv to discuss strengthening NATO's Eastern Flank presence and Ukraine's potential Alliance membership. |
| June 6 2023 | Bucharest Nine meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, hosted by Presidents Zuzana Čaputová, Andrzej Duda, and Klaus Iohannis |
| April 26 2023 | Bucharest Nine diplomatic meeting organized in Warsaw, Poland, continuing the group's commitment to regional cooperation. |
| March 31 2023 | Bucharest Nine diplomatic meeting held in Łódź, Poland, addressing shared geopolitical challenges and strengthening regional ties. |
| February 22 2023 | B9 summit where heads of state, including Biden and Stoltenberg, signed a declaration condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and calling for enhanced NATO military presence on the alliance's eastern flank. |
| February 22 2023 | Bucharest Nine meeting in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by Presidents Andrzej Duda, Klaus Iohannis, and Zuzana Čaputová |
| January 11 2023 | Presidents of the Lublin Triangle held their second summit in Lviv, with Polish President Andrzej Duda announcing Ukraine will receive a company of Leopard tanks. |
| December 2022 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Bosnia and Herzegovina becomes a candidate for EU accession.
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| December 14 2022 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Kosovo applied for EU membership as a potential candidate.
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| December 6 2022 | Three non-governmental organizations from Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine presented a joint report on Russian disinformation challenges during the EU-Ukraine Forum on Countering Disinformation in Brussels. |
| November 26 2022 | Prime ministers of the Lublin Triangle signed a joint statement in Kyiv, calling for international support to liberate Ukraine's occupied territories and accelerate NATO accession negotiations. |
| October 11 2022 | B9 presidents, along with North Macedonia and Montenegro's presidents, condemned Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, describing them as war crimes. |
| September 2022 |
Potential enlargement of the European Union
Renewed call for a referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations.
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