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The key to a pivotal election for the entire EU: How can the course of accession negotiations with Turkey change if Erdogan is defeated in Sunday’s presidential election?

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14 mai
The more than two-decade story of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations may change course with the presidential elections of May 14. That’s only if opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu defeats Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian leader who has been in power for the past 20 years in the country on the Bosphorus. But even then, Turkey’s European […]
The key to a pivotal election for the entire EU: How can the course of accession negotiations with Turkey change if Erdogan is defeated in Sunday's presidential election?

„Part of the farmers refused to sell last year, and the market turned against them / The European Commission took as a reference the cereal production in 2022, when there was drought, instead of the average of the last 5 years” – Interview with Cezar Gheorghe, expert of the Romanian Farmers’ Club

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02 mai
The scandal of Ukrainian grain reaching Eastern Europe has brought farmers in Poland, Hungary and Romania to the streets. Unhappy with lower-priced competition from the war-torn country, farmers have protested to government ministries demanding a ban on imports from Ukraine. While Poland and Hungary have decided to temporarily suspend imports from the neighboring country, Romania […]
"Part of the farmers refused to sell last year, and the market turned against them / The European Commission took as a reference the cereal production in 2022, when there was drought, instead of the average of the last 5 years" - Interview with Cezar Gheorghe, expert of the Romanian Farmers' Club

Austrian Chancellor announces opposition to Romania’s Schengen accession: ‘More time needed’/ Minister Bode, two weeks ago: My counterpart assured me that the statements are not against Romania

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06 dec.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday that Austria opposes Romania’s integration into the Schengen Area, Digi24.ro reports. The chancellor made the remarks at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana (Albania). G4Media sources reported that Interior Minister Lucian Bode was due to meet his Austrian counterpart, Gergard Karner, after the latter announced last week that […]
Austrian Chancellor announces opposition to Romania's Schengen accession: 'More time needed'/ Minister Bode, two weeks ago: My counterpart assured me that the statements are not against Romania

Do Romania and Bulgaria really deserve the keys to the EU unconditionally? A few observations on the glowing assessment of the European Commission of the Romanian border security

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17 nov. • 2
The European Commission on Wednesday called on the EU Council to take the necessary decisions „without delay” to allow Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia to participate fully in Schengen, after the European Parliament also voted a resolution in mid-October calling on Member States to end discrimination and admit the two countries to the free movement area. […]
Do Romania and Bulgaria really deserve the keys to the EU unconditionally? A few observations on the glowing assessment of the European Commission of the Romanian border security