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Put the kettle on, have the popcorn ready and get ready for a long haul.

Polling reveals cool attitude to accession of Georgia and some western Balkan states, and opposition to admitting Turkey

Poll identifies fears about negative impact of enlargement on EU’s political power in world and alliance security

Europeans are generally open to the idea of Ukraine joining the EU, according to the results of six EU member states for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

Month after month, Ukrainian society has impressed observers with its seemingly unbreakable unity in the fight against the Russian invaders. But now political tensions are starting to emerge.

Republican Congressmen are reportedly invited to a closed-door meeting with Hungarian representatives to discuss blocking Ukrainian support.

Many Europeans don’t realise that EU enlargement is the only way to counter China and Russia – but this week, leaders must act, say Piotr Buras and Engjellushe Morina of the European Council on Foreign Relations

Vienna is presently opposed to starting talks on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said during a parliamentary session of the National Council’s EU Affairs Committee on Dec. 11.

The headlines warning the democratic world of not falling into the trap of isolationist policy like Hungary will no doubt continue into the future.

Hungary's potential veto on Ukraine accession talks threatens to cast a shadow of collective failure over the EU summit, Ukraine's deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna has warned.