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European Council President António Costa, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive to attend the EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 18, 2026.

EU Cools Ukraine’s Fast-Track Accession Hopes

Javier Villamor June 19, 2026

The message from the member states represents a political setback for Volodymyr Zelensky, who has spent months pressing for an accelerated accession process.

European Council President António Costa (C) gestures to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky before a group photograph ahead of an informal meeting of the European Council, in Ayia Napa on April 23, 2026.

Pro-Ukraine Member States Explore Ways To Admit New Countries Without Full Voting Rights

Javier Villamor June 11, 2026

What the initiative boils down to is creating a European ‘second division league’ with limited voting rights.

Volodymyr Zelensky with Friedrich Merz in Kyiv in 2024

EU Offers Kyiv Partial Integration as Full Membership Slips Out of Reach

Zoltán Kottász April 30, 2026

Member states are reportedly drawing up a package of limited benefits for Kyiv after rejecting fast-track membership.

“Only Yes Means Yes”: EU Parliament Approves New Rape Definition

TEC News April 28, 2026

The EU resolution states that only a “clear, affirmative, freely given and unambiguous” expression of consent is valid in sexual relations.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán salutes to supporters at Fidesz’s election night event in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

Brussels Celebrates End of Hungarian Veto, Proving Its Importance

Javier Villamor April 22, 2026

The reaction of European ministers and diplomats after Viktor Orbán’s defeat confirms that, without a state willing to use the veto, the European Union will move to concentrate ever more political power at the centre.

The building of the European Parliament in Brussels

EU Harmonises Corruption Penalties in Move Towards Deeper Integration

Javier Villamor March 27, 2026

The European Parliament has approved a new directive that sets common definitions and minimum penalties for corruption-related crimes across the Union.

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during a bilateral meeting at the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City.

EU Parliament Moves Forward with EU-U.S. Trade Deal

Zolta Sitkei March 27, 2026

More than six months after hostile tariffs were set by President Trump, the approval of the agreement reshaping transatlantic trade relations is on the horizon.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks to the press as he arrives for an EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026.

Brussels’ Rapid Response System: What Is It Really About?

Javier Villamor March 19, 2026

While the RRS is presented as a tool to protect election processes from foreign interference, a closer look at it raises concerns about its impartiality.

EU Court Forces Member States To Recognise Legal Sex Change

Javier Villamor March 12, 2026

The ruling says it is contrary to EU law for a country to modify the registered sex of a citizen who has exercised freedom of movement.

EU Commission planned intelligence cell illustration (Grok)

Von der Leyen’s “Intelligence Cell”: Another Attempt at Centralisation

Javier Villamor March 10, 2026

The initiative reportedly intended to strengthen the Commission’s analytical capacity is drawing criticism, as it may impact on the sovereignty of member states.

Tag: member states

EU Cools Ukraine’s Fast-Track Accession Hopes

Pro-Ukraine Member States Explore Ways To Admit New Countries Without Full Voting Rights

EU Offers Kyiv Partial Integration as Full Membership Slips Out of Reach

“Only Yes Means Yes”: EU Parliament Approves New Rape Definition

Brussels Celebrates End of Hungarian Veto, Proving Its Importance

EU Harmonises Corruption Penalties in Move Towards Deeper Integration

EU Parliament Moves Forward with EU-U.S. Trade Deal

EU Court Forces Member States To Recognise Legal Sex Change

Von der Leyen’s “Intelligence Cell”: Another Attempt at Centralisation

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