Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg urges EU candidate North Macedonia to accept constitutional changes in order to advance its EU accession process. The government of Morocco seeks a partnership with the EU in the fisheries sector. The European Parliament criticises Austria for vetoing the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria.
A decade ago, Croatia became the then 28th member of the European Union. The country has achieved its strategic goals, but membership has led to a significant population outflow. In the meantime, neighbouring countries are still in the waiting room.
Slovenia experienced more cyber attacks in 2022 than in the previous year. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not want to impose new conditions on North Macedonia’s EU accession. The German Federal Statistical Office reveals that significantly more people live alone in Germany than in most other EU countries.
A new Polish law that establishes a special committee to investigate Russian influence on the internal security of Poland between 2007 and 2022 is raising eyebrows within the European Commission. French President Emmanuel Macron urges the EU to develop new ways of handling its enlargement. The European Central Bank presents its semi-annual Financial Stability Report.
A group of ten EU member states launched a fresh drive to reform the bloc’s approach to decision-making on foreign and security policy after years of infighting over the issue. While the reform would favour France and Germany, the EU’s two most populous nations, previous attempts to change the system have proved divisive.