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DGAP's Morning Briefing

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“I think this is crunch time on enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here: buff.ly/TBagUtJ

With Hungary lifting its veto on accession for Ukraine (and Moldova) and the Western Balkans Summit coming tomorrow, @milanninberlin.bsky.social was indeed correct that it's crunch time for enlargement. Listen to our latest podcast below 👇 www.ft.com/content/c78f...

Hungary lifts 17-month veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid

Also in this newsletter: Talking tough and acting soft on migration

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Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“I think this is crunch time on #enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here:

“What are the proposals that have come up in recent weeks or months on #enlargement? And how different are they from previous proposals, if they are different at all?” 🎙️ @zecsaky.bsky.social asked @milanninberlin.bsky.social in the latest CER podcast🎙️ Listen here:

Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: The path to EU enlargement

On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast Zselyke Csaky sat down with Milan Nic a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) to discuss the latest on EU enlargement. T...

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I spoke to Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social about where things are going (but also, not going) on enlargement and how to make sense of the recent flurry of ideas on associate membership, veto rights, etc. It turned out to be a more optimistic conversation than I expected! Tune in below 👇

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing the state of play on EU enlargement ahead of the Western Balkans summit, @zecsaky.bsky.social spoke with @milanninberlin.bsky.social on 28/5/26.🎙️ Listen here:

“I think this is crunch time on #enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here:

Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: The path to EU enlargement

On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast Zselyke Csaky sat down with Milan Nic a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) to discuss the latest on EU enlargement. T...

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As France managed to delay start of working group to draft Montenegro's accession treaty, new focus of enlargement debate in 2026: 📌 internal EU reforms 📌parameters of the future membership 🔴 Risk: as 🇪🇺 is not (yet) ready to enlarge, some will hide behind tougher scrutiny of the leading hopefuls

Euractiv@euractiv.com · 9mo ago

Four enlargement hopefuls show progress on EU memersbhip bid

Thanks for picking up my comment in today’s Newsletter: 🟢 How France tried to slow Montenegro’s EU accession For a week 🇫🇷 was blocking 2 out of 5 negotiating chapters. “Paris was toying with the idea of slowing down 🇲🇪 in order to achieve some other objectives,” said Milan Nič @dgap.org👇

Euractiv@euractiv.com · 8mo ago

Bart De Wever’s date with history

Een nieuwe Tsjechische regering onder leiding van populist Andrej Babis is nabij, en daarmee een nieuwe uitdaging voor de EU. Wat kunnen we verwachten? www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... in @nrc.nl Thanks to @milanninberlin.bsky.social from @dgap.org en @janfarsky.bsky.social from @europarl.europa.eu

Brussel vreest nieuwe Tsjechische regering, maar premier Babis is geen Orbán

Tsjechië en de EU: Een nieuwe Tsjechische regering onder leiding van de rechts-populistische miljardair Andrej Babis is nabij, en daarmee een nieuwe uitdaging voor de EU. Wat is de verwachting? „Zijn ...

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Conference on EU connectivity in the Eastern neighborhood just started in Brussels Organized by @dgap.org with support from @ec.europa.eu dgap.org/en/events/eu...

Starting soon at DGAP in Berlin - podium discussion on 🇷🇸 Serbia’s escalating domestic crisis & implications for EU enlargement, Germany’s Balkan policy dgap.org/en/events/se...

Serbia’s Escalating Domestic Crisis

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That‘s why it‘s all the more important to take a close look at what Washington Post photographer captured.

This is fantastic journalism, and analysis. Hats off to @christopherjm.ft.com Well worth a read www.ft.com/content/4d61...

The polarising power of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s other wartime leader

President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism

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Kudos to @shahinvallee.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social for putting together a great forward-looking workshop on ‘Reforming the #Schuldenbremse & #EU Fiscal Framework’ at @dgap.org with @delorsberlin.bsky.social

„Von Weckrufen & Instrumentenkästen“ – beim @internationalepolitik.de-Event mit @joerglau.bsky.social, @carlomasala1.bsky.social & @claudmajor.bsky.social sezieren wir Phrasen der Außenpolitik. Lau kritisiert: „Prinzipielle Statements ersetzen die strategische Diskussion.“ Heute reden wir Klartext.

A terrific visual investigation about Russia’s low-risk, high-reward hybrid war on NATO countries’ critical infrastructure ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/?...

Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics

A series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure

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Musk joins German far right's opening rally remotely, instructs Germans to stop feeling guilty and reminds them how impressed Caesar had been with German tribes' ability to fight. Could not make this up.

Elon Musk bei AfD-Wahlkampfauftakt in Halle (Saale) zugeschaltet

»Seid stolz, Deutsche zu sein«: Von einer Videoleinwand sprach der Techmilliardär Elon Musk zu AfD-Anhängern. Der Trump-Berater verbreitete seine Erkenntnisse über die »deutsche Kultur«, in der Messeh...

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Unsurprising

We are discussing shifting security trends, the war’s impact on 🇪🇺 strategy and key elements for a revised EaP policy & the interplay between domestic & foreign threats. #Geopolitics #EU #EaP /2 @meistefan1.bsky.social @pociumban.bsky.social

DGAP is thrilled to hold a workshop of the Eastern Partnership Think Tank Network under the 🇪🇺 Polish Presidency 🇵🇱 on redefining the EU’s role as a security actor in the Eastern Neighbourhood. With 🇷🇺’s war on 🇺🇦 & hybrid threats, trade & energy are increasingly securitized. /1

Welcome dinner at Warsaw workshop on security dimension of EU policy towards Eastern neighborhood #EaP co-organized by @dgap.org @mieroszewskipl.bsky.social @poland25eu @polandmfa.bsky.social

What to expect in the Western Balkans in 2025? Last Friday, our expert Milan Nič took part in a virtual panel discussion organised by @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the region & the key developments we can expect in the upcoming months. Take a look now! 📺

What to watch in the Western Balkans in 2025

YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil

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