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Europe weighs implications of Trump’s midterm setback
Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In this edition: What the Democrats’ sweeping win in the US midterm elections means for Europe, and Germany and Brussels continue to clash over what "associate" EU membership actually means.
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Euroviews. Euronews Summit in Brussels: "Let's enlarge Europe. Now."
"Citizens of the candidate countries are Europeans, in their hearts but also in their minds. Let us complete and reunite the continent" said Pedro Vargas David, Chairman of Euronews, at the Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels, addressing high-profile guests, including numerous heads of state.
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Democrats win Senate in rebuke of Trump as Poland’s crisis drags on
A blue wave has swept the US in the midterm elections, with Democrats winning the Senate and heading for a big House majority as votes are still being counted on the West Coast. We bring live analysis from Philadelphia and Brussels, plus Poland’s crisis, Ukraine talks and the EU enlargement race.
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Pitfalls and progress: Five takeaways from the Enlargement Summit
At the Euronews Enlargement Summit, Montenegro, Albania and Moldova pressed ahead with their accession plans, North Macedonia snapped at Bulgaria, Ukraine rejected farm carve-outs, Armenia eyed an swift application, while Georgia had no answer to its EU deadlock.
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Georgia PM offers no way out of EU deadlock - and blames Brussels
Kobakhidze said he remains “very committed” to EU accession but offered no plan to restart negotiations, accusing the European Commission of “blackmail” and refusing to repeal two laws among the main sticking points in the dispute with Brussels.
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Montenegro rejects ‘second-class’ EU membership
Montenegro’s EU Minister Maida Gorčević told the Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels that its negotiating chapters could close this year, with accession following in 2028. She rejected second-class membership and pledged to resolve disputes with Croatia.
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Moldova suspects state actor behind cyberattack, PM tells Euronews
Moldova Prime Minister Vasile told Euronews that a foreign state is suspected of hacking government databases and extracting citizens’ personal identification data. He said the list of suspects was "not very long". The attacks come amid wider cyber incidents across Europe.
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Armenia to apply for EU membership in 2027 or 2028, PM tells Euronews
Armenia could formally apply to join the EU in 2027 or 2028, PM Nikol Pashinyan told Euronews. He called EU membership a strategic choice to protect democracy, said Armenians must choose between Brussels and Russia’s Eurasian bloc, and rejected warnings that Armenia could become the next Ukraine.
