European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos called Bulgaria "the gateway for connecting Europe" in September due to its strategic position on this route. #SrednjiKoridor #Trgovina #Sigurnost (translated)
"Our ambitions are greater," says Marta Kos, the EU Commissioner, at the inauguration. "We have learned the hard way that excessive dependencies make us vulnerable," Kos says during a press briefing near the Bulgarian border. #Türkei #Handelsrouten #EU (translated)
Recent events affecting media freedom, the rights of LGBT individuals, and democracy further deepen the gap regarding Turkey's objective of joining the EU. Marta Kos called for "mutually beneficial cooperation that reflects the new realities in Europe (...) and around the world." #Turcia #UE #drepturileomului (translated)
Recent developments affecting media freedom, the rights of LGBTQ individuals, and local democracy are widening the gap to Turkey's goal of joining the EU," said EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos today during a visit to the city of Edirne in the northwest of the country. Kos stated that the annual EU enlargement report at the end of October will highlight "our serious concerns in these areas." #Türkei #Menschenrechte #EUBeziehungen (translated)
The author said the inauguration of the Çerkezköy–Kapıkule railway symbolised the potential of EU–Türkiye cooperation and described it as the largest infrastructure project carried out under their financial cooperation. They wrote that it brought people and businesses closer together and created an opportunity. https://t.co/TVpDyiT43D #Çerkezköy #Kapıkule #EUTürkiye #EU #TR
Turkey is drifting further away from the goal of joining the European Union, against the backdrop of measures against the LGBTQ+ community and restrictions on press freedom, said European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, on Friday. Present in the Edirne province in northwestern Turkey, at the inauguration of a railway project funded by the European Union, Marta Kos stated that recent developments regarding press freedom, the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, and local democracy are pushing Ankara away from the goal of accession. Marta Kos emphasized that wars and tensions in the region, especially the expanding effects of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea area, increase the importance of cooperation with Turkey. #Turcia #DrepturileOmului #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)
The recent developments regarding freedom of the press, the rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals, and local democracy further increase the gap between Turkey and its goal of joining the European Union. European Commission Commissioner Marta Kos emphasized that restricting rights and freedoms in Turkey poses a serious obstacle to the country's European ambitions, highlighting the importance of democratic standards. #Turska #LGBT #EuropskaUnija (translated)
"The recent developments regarding press freedom, the rights of individuals from the LGBTIQ+ community, and local democracy further widen the gap between Turkey and its goal of joining the European Union," said Kos in the Turkish city of Edirne, near the border with Bulgaria. #Turska #ljudskaPrava #EuropskaUnija (translated)
Candidates have advanced so rapidly in the last two years in adopting European legal standards, according to Marta Kos, also because new geopolitical circumstances dictate expansion. #EvropskaUnija #Širitev #Reforme (translated)
Bulgaria is a gateway to Europe for the Black Sea region as well as for Turkey. The Western Balkans play a very important connecting role here," Kos said to the participants of the forum. "I believe that one day the entire Western Balkans will be part of our Europe. Then the border crossings and roads I mentioned earlier will no longer have the same significance because we will be one Europe. One Europe that works together," emphasized the European Commissioner. #България #ЕвропейскиСъюз #ЗападниБалкани (translated)
In September, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, described Bulgaria as "the connectivity gateway of Europe," due to its strategic position on this route. #CoridorulDeMijloc #Bulgaria #TransportMaritim (translated)
At the end of September, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Marta Kos, stated that 2026 is the "year of enlargement" for the EU and indicated Montenegro, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine as the main candidate countries. #RepublicaMoldova #aderareUE #negocieri (translated)
For Marta Kos, EU expansion is essential – for geopolitical reasons. #EUBeratung #EUErweiterung #Geopolitik (translated)
Otherwise, the 'enemies in our backyard,' such as Russia and China, will fill the vacuum, warns EU Commissioner Marta Kos. #EUuitbreiding #BosniëHerzegovina #geopolitiek (translated)
"When a candidate has met the standards, they can participate in these strategic sectors. These are win-win situations for existing and future members." This so-called gradual participation would mean that countries can initially be members in certain sectors, as EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos explained in Strasbourg: #EUBeitritt #Erweiterung #Rechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
"There will be no more Viktor Orbán" Marta Kos, the EU enlargement commissioner, outlined to the Guardian the special guarantees that can protect the EU from leaders who can disregard democratic values and hold decision-making hostage. (translated)
"We need faster mechanisms at point 7 in case newcomers oppose the rule of law, democracy, or our values," according to Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. The goal is that there should not be another Viktor Orbán among future member states, and the timing is not accidental, as the accession of Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkan countries is once again on the agenda. #EUbővítés #OrbánViktor #demokrácia (translated)
"I was harshly criticized when I first said that I do not want to see new Trojan horses in the European Union. It was before the elections in Hungary. Today I can say: no more Viktor Orbáns," said the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos. #UniuneaEuropeană #StatDeDrept #Aderare (translated)
More safeguards to avoid Trojan Horses Marta Kos: "More safeguards to avoid Trojan Horses." #Luna #EnergiaNucleare #Geopolitica (translated)
"By the end of October, we will present roadmaps for these four countries." There are still no certain dates for their entry, but "by the end of October, we will present roadmaps for these four countries," explains Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement, illustrating on a colored board the progress made so far in the negotiations for each individual candidate. #AllargamentoUE #Montenegro #Albania (translated)
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