US EditionThe EU General Affairs Council Did Not Adopt Conclusions on the Enlargement of the Union
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Hungary is blocking the European Union's annual position on the enlargement process because of its rejection of EU accession talks with Ukraine.
The document is being issued only on behalf of the rotating presidency, with the support of the 26. According to the former, the move sends the wrong signal to the candidates, "we want them to choose the EU, not Russia."
Today, Hungary prevented the EU General Affairs Council from adopting an annual position on the EU's enlargement policy.
EU Countries: Georgia’s Accession Process Has ‘Effectively Come to Standstill’ - Civil Georgia
Georgia’s EU accession process had “effectively come to a standstill,” according to a document issued by the EU Council presidency and backed by 26 member states, which also called on Tbilisi to free “all arbitrarily detained politicians, journalists and activists” and meet visa-free travel benchmarks “without delay.” The document, which follows the EU Council Meeting on December 16 under Danish presidency, notes that it was issued as “Presidenc…
Because of the Hungarian government, they could not adopt a declaration on the enlargement of the European Union on behalf of the Council of Ministers, writes Telex. After the meeting of the heads of ministries for EU affairs, Danish Minister Marie Bjerre spoke about the rejection of their attempts to resolve the situation. “We are very sorry”, enlargement is important for the other member states, and according to her, the move sends the wrong s…
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