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EU's Schengen area is likely to unravel

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EU

Greece's move put off reported attempts by some EU countries to have the country suspended from the 26-state Schengen single-travel area. However, this year's refugee and migrant…

EU expects return as it offers more to Western Balkans

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EU/BALKANS

The EU is increasingly worried about the region. It is offering various financial and political rewards, but the EU’s leverage is weakened by continued equivocation on the…

Migration will be the focus of Austria’s EU presidency

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AUSTRIA

Austria aspires to set the EU's agenda for the second half of the year but has little room for manoeuvre when it comes to major reforms.

Migration will feature prominently in Greek elections

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GREECE

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the governing New Democracy (ND) party is pledging to reinforce Greece’s land border with Turkey. The cabinet’s Akritas Plan aims to curb…

EU East-West migrant split will have lasting impact

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EU

In an article yesterday, former Polish finance minister Jacek Rostowski defended the stance taken by the Central-Eastern European (CEE) EU states in the migrant crisis via an…

EU influence over Balkans will continue

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EUROPE

The EU summit with the six countries of the Western Balkans held in Vienna on August 27.

Western Balkans will toughen migration controls

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WESTERN BALKANS

Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional…

Schengen enlargement may be delayed further

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…

Kosovo's governing coalition may not survive exodus

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KOSOVO

The mass exodus from Kosovo to the EU.

Reforms may make EU asylum system more sustainable

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EU

The existing Common European Asylum System broke down amid the migration crisis, leading to the reintroduction of border controls between several states in the Schengen area. The…