
Merz Rules Out Fast-Track EU Entry for Ukraine
The chancellor said Germany supports “closer integration into the European institutions,” including allowing Ukraine to attend meetings such as European Council sessions without voting rights.

The chancellor said Germany supports “closer integration into the European institutions,” including allowing Ukraine to attend meetings such as European Council sessions without voting rights.

The Commission wants to open all negotiating chapters immediately and turn Kyiv’s accession into the next great leap in European integration.

Surveys show that the majority of Poles back a gradual approach to Ukraine’s Brussels-backed accession and not accelerated entry.

“Reliable numbers show that Fidesz is leading,” analyst says as Hungary heads towards a knife-edge election.

The informal retreat on February 12 reveals the tension between long-pending economic reform and mounting political pressure to fast-track Ukraine’s entry into the EU.

The proposal shows that Brussels is willing to override national vetoes and punish dissenting member states to get its way.

“If we take Ukraine into the European Union, we are at war with Russia,” the Hungarian prime minister nailed down.

Lithuania urges the EU to launch an autumn “Plan B” to support Ukraine’s reforms.

Despite strong rhetoric, concrete plans for Ukraine’s EU membership are lacking, the academics say.

Ukraine’s deputy PM says his country can work through the benchmarks for accession “without waiting for the Hungarians” to approve EU membership.