“EU accession is a race against time to be protected from Russia,” Moldovan President Maia Sandu warns in Strasbourg ahead of crucial elections in Moldova #moldova #moldovaelections2025 #moldovaelections #MaiaSandu newunionpost.eu/2025/09/10/mol…

Three takeaways from the 2025 State of the (slowly enlarging) Union "Let's make the next reunification of Europe happen," said Commission President von der Leyen during the annual address to the European Parliament. #SOTEU #soteu2025 #VonDerLeyen newunionpost.eu/2025/09/10/sta…

All you need to know about the European Economic and Social Committee Enlargement Candidate Members’ Initiative, the first step to bring candidate countries into an EU institution #EUenlargement #EUaccession #EESC An interactive infographic: newunionpost.eu/2025/09/12/ees…

At the end of his mandate, the outgoing Oliver Röpke Röpke took stock of the Enlargement Candidate Members' Initiative in an exclusive interview with The New Union Post #EUenlargement European Economic and Social Committee EESC PRESS newunionpost.eu/2025/09/15/int…

#Albania aims to open all negotiating chapters "before this year ends," said Prime minister Rama. At the sixth Accession Conference, ministerial discussions began also on Cluster 4 – 'Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity' (only one cluster is left) newunionpost.eu/2025/09/16/alb…

What does #Cyprus teach the EU about candidate countries with occupied or separatist territories, such as #Ukraine, #Moldova, and #Georgia? An interview with Dionis Cenușa (Geopolitics and Security Studies Center) newunionpost.eu/2025/09/23/cyp…

#Interview: Exchanged with The New Union Post on lessons learned from the Cyprus case for the Eastern European candidates - Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia - with Russia-occupied territories. "This raises an important question: to what extent can Nicosia serve as a precedent for

All you need to know about #Moldova’s most crucial elections: the competitors, the diapora role, Russia’s interference, and what could happen. And stay updated with our on-the-ground coverage of the elections in Chișinău starting today! #MoldovaElections newunionpost.eu/2025/09/25/mol…

Behind an “emotional and geopolitical vote” in #Moldova lies a sensitive new referendum on the EU. Interview in Chișinău with Ian Manole, executive director of the Moldovan NGO Promo-LEX #MoldovaElections newunionpost.eu/2025/09/27/mol…

"It is not rocket science," but the greatest challenge for an election observer is to refrain from any political comments and to pay close attention "with fairness". Interview with MEP Dan Barna (Renew Europe) #Moldovaelections newunionpost.eu/2025/09/28/ele…

Pro-EU forces secure absolute majority in #Moldova elections and will be able to govern without a coalition, despite a clear decline in support. #Russia may seek to exploit tensions to weaken Chișinău's institutions and sovereignty #moldovanelections newunionpost.eu/2025/09/29/res…

After securing another term with an absolute majority in Parliament, President Sandu's pro-EU PAS party must deliver reforms to "join the Union by 2028." Yet the shadow of an Orbán-led stalemate looms large. Interview with Victor Neculai #Moldova newunionpost.eu/2025/09/30/mol…

#Bosnia adopted the Reform Agenda for the EU Growth Plan on 30 September, the very last day available to prevent another 10% from being lost. But "the country must now deliver reforms in order to unlock the funds," warns Adi Ćerimagić (ESI - European Stability Initiative) newunionpost.eu/2025/10/01/bos…

The 🇪🇺 path of 🇧🇦 is not unfolding in a vacuum. It is shaped by the political struggle around Milorad #Dodik, former RS president, sentenced by 🇧🇦 judiciary for defying HR #Schmidt. With all eyes on Washington (& Moscow), the EU process has been sidelined. For the The New Union Post

The EU does't know how to address national minorities in Gagauzia and Taraclia. And the #Moldova elections have only confirmed this. With Mihai Peicov, Executive Director of the Centre for Civic Initiatives for National Minorities newunionpost.eu/2025/10/03/mol…

While EU enlargement cannot reach the shores of #Palestine, the total lack of reaction from our leaders to the ongoing genocide in #Gaza is a stark reminder of how easily the EU's values can be betrayed by Federico Baccini #FreeGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla newunionpost.eu/2025/10/06/sup…

Former footballer #Kaladze has been playing a prominent role in #Georgia’s political crisis for years #GeorgiaProtests newunionpost.eu/2025/10/09/kal…

President Von der Leyen's steady presence in the region underscores a strategy to cement her role as a trusted interlocutor, at a time when confidence in the EU's promises is wavering With Berta López Domènech, Policy Analyst European Policy Centre #vonderleyen #westernbalkans newunionpost.eu/2025/10/13/von…

At the 2025 #EURegionsWeek, discussions also focused on how the next enlargement will be felt differently across the EU's current regions and territories. For this reason, European Committee of the Regions may advocate for concrete steps, said Corina Stratulat (European Policy Centre) newunionpost.eu/2025/10/15/eur…

The 2026 EU-Western Balkans Summit will be held on 1 June in #Montenegro. However, nobody knows yet whether a meeting will also take place on the margins of the European Council on 18–19 December 2025 in Brussels #EUWB6 #EUWBSummit newunionpost.eu/2025/10/17/eu-…