Ukraine, Moldova Open 2nd EU Accession Stage as Bloc Mounts Biggest Enlargement Push in 20 Years
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 14
Ukraine, Moldova Open 2nd EU Accession Stage as Bloc Mounts Biggest Enlargement Push in 20 Years
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 14
Summary
Ukraine and Moldova opened the second stage of EU accession talks on Tuesday, moving into negotiations on aligning foreign, security, trade and defense policies with the bloc.
Marta Kos, the EU’s enlargement commissioner, called it a “Super Tuesday,” underscoring Brussels’ broadest expansion drive in more than two decades.
Montenegro — seen as the membership frontrunner — is set to provisionally close another negotiating chapter, while Albania is also due to advance its own accession track.
The parallel moves show the EU pushing multiple candidacies forward at once as it revives enlargement as a central strategic priority.