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The green light to accession talks shows the bloc is learning to be a strategic power despite failure on aid
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán vetoes financial aid after allowing bloc to start membership talks with Kyiv
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It will be a slow process and European leaders will have their work cut out persuading voters of the merits
Also in this newsletter: Donald Tusk’s big plans for his premiership
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Foreign minister warns Brussels not to look at Balkans ‘with a magnifying glass’ and at Kyiv ‘with rose-tinted glasses’
There are four basic principles that can foster good relations between the two entities
Democratic backsliding and a foreign policy close to Russia cast doubt on whether Belgrade really wants to join the club
Brussels recommends candidate status for a south Caucasus state where Moscow’s influence remains strong
Also in this newsletter: The EU’s capital markets are losing competitiveness, industry warns
EU leaders will decide in December on whether to begin negotiations after assessing Kyiv’s progress on reforms
Also in this newsletter: Moldova’s ruling party scores mixed result in local elections clouded by Russian meddling
Also in this newsletter: Why South Korea questioned the EU’s stance on state aid
European commission president backs country’s EU membership ambition during visit to Kyiv
Also in today’s newsletter: Storm Ciarán’s fatal journey across Europe
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Disputes over national identities and minorities are emerging as an obstacle to the bloc’s expansion in eastern Europe
Kaja Kallas urges bloc to start work on overhauling budget to prepare for potential enlargement
Also in this newsletter: why the solar industry is warning against tariffs on Chinese goods
A Franco-German report proposes four overlapping circles from an inner core to the new European Political Community
European Commission ex-president José Manuel Barroso warns against ‘risky business’ of treaty change
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s expanding migrant detention centres
Brussels has handled Kyiv’s accession bid with record speed since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year
Kyiv prepared to change rules on languages used in schools to unlock accession talks
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