The EU made important steps this week toward bringing new members into the bloc — our POLITICO team explains in this episode of EU Confidential.
Host Suzanne Lynch is joined by POLITICO's Barbara Moens and Jakob Hanke Vela in Brussels, as well as Sam Greene from the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington to discuss the European Commission's annual report card on the ten countries hoping to join the 27 EU members. The report recommends the start of formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, but what exactly does that mean? And where does that leave others in the Western Balkans, for example, who've been waiting in the wings for years?
Also in this episode, POLITICO's Aitor Hernández-Morales explains what's behind the shock resignation this week of Portugal's Prime Minister António Costa amid a corruption probe.
And finally, POLITICO's Anne McElvoy brings us details of her conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on our Power Play podcast, out this week. The PM has some "hard truths" for Israel, and sheds light on relations with nearby Turkey, as well as his country's approach to migration and climate change; and he addresses rule of law concerns. Listen to the Power Play interview here.
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Europe's historic shift on Russia — Inside the war in Ukraine — Turkey's role
Russia's war on Ukraine: European reaction and analysis
Moscow's mixed messages — Ukraine's Unity Day — Think tanker Heather Conley
Scholz and Macron's missions — Le Pen 2.0 — MEP David McAllister
Partygate fallout — Estonian PM Kaja Kallas — Cecilia Malmström on EU trade
Latvia's war worries — Neutrals for NATO? — Polish MEP Patryk Jaki
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola — Macron on EU — Merkel's next gig
Omicron tidal wave — Remembering David Sassoli — Russia standoff
Previewing 2022 — Russian brinkmanship — DOT Europe's Siada El Ramly
Key 2021 political moments — Hearing from listeners — Politics of Jesus
Germany's new government — Denglish debate — POLITICO 28
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Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg — New German government — Luuk van Middelaar
COP26 climate drama — Top US foreign policy adviser Derek Chollet
4th wave — Whistleblower Frances Haugen — EU border blackmail
COP26 catch-up — Tech boss John Collison — EU gets (even) funnier
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