
Brussels Gives Mixed Assessment on EU Candidate Countries
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said Ukraine “has demonstrated its commitment to its EU path,” but warned against further “backsliding.”

Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said Ukraine “has demonstrated its commitment to its EU path,” but warned against further “backsliding.”

Commissioner Kos has signed a new economic agreement with Baku while promoting female entrepreneurship.
Brussels is reportedly considering an “alternative” mechanism aimed at sidelining vetoes like Hungary’s.
Denys Shmyhal ambitiously announced that Ukraine has fulfilled 81% of its commitments and said significant results could be achieved “not in years, but in months.”

As expected, the Patriots–the Parliament’s third largest party group—was completely passed over.

Slovenia’s right-wing opposition refuses to cooperate in switching to a female candidate unless the government releases von der Leyen’s letter pushing for the swap.

The country caved to Ursula von der Leyen, who strong-armed it into dropping its male candidate.