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EU Commissioner Kos says enlargement will remain based on merit rather than geopolitics
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14/01/2025
Marta Kos, the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement has said any expansion of the Union will be based on merit rather than geopolitics, and must serve existing Member States as well as future ones.
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The EU's Commissioner for Enlargement has said any expansion of the bloc will be based
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on merit rather than geopolitics and must serve existing member states as well as future
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ones.
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There will be no geopolitical discount. The enlargement process remains merit-based. As
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I told you on November 7, I will walk the talk about European values. The rule of law
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and fundamental values will continue to be cornerstone of the EU's enlargement policy
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and the foundations of a reformed and enlarged union in the future.
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With the start of a new year, EU members will be watching the progress made in accession
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negotiations, particularly with the likes of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, all of whom
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were granted EU candidate status after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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Final accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova began in June last year, a landmark
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move which signalled a vote of confidence in Ukraine's future in Europe.
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But both countries still have a long path ahead of them, with Moldova under increasing
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Russian influence and Ukraine facing hostility from member states such as Slovakia and Hungary.
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Meanwhile, Georgia's accession is likely to remain on hold as the EU struggles to reach
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a consensus on the ruling Georgian Dream Party, which faces accusations of being both
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anti-democratic and pro-Russian.
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