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At the 29th Accession Conference, Chapter 17 (Economic and Monetary Policy), 18 (Statistic) and 19 (Social Policy and Employment) were provisionally finalised, bringing the total to 21. The Council also approved conclusions on the €3.2 billion financial package, with Chapter 33 expected to be presented "in the coming weeks" L'articolo Montenegro edges closer to EU accession, a few steps at a time proviene da The New Union Post.

Following Montenegro's Accession Conference on Monday, Albania will be joined by Ukraine and Moldova on 13 October for another day packed with negotiations. The Verkhovna Rada's approval of the legislation on minority rights paved the way for a last-minute green light from the 27 EU ambassadors for the opening of Clusters 2 and 3 L'articolo EU enlargement is heading towards another ‘Super Tuesday’ proviene da The New Union Post.

The Irish Presidency has proposed a new compromise among the 27 member states on the next EU budget, which includes an average 17.4% cut in funding for Global Europe. Funding for the "Enlargement and Europe" pillar will fall from €38.1 to €32.6 billion (in 2025 prices), while the Ukraine Reserve remains unchanged L'articolo The new Council MFF nego box drastically cuts funding for EU enlargement and external action proviene da The New Union Post.

Where the weakest points of the Commission's proposal lie and which elements could provide the basis for a new approach to both enlarging and reforming the Union. From strengthening gradual integration to the 15-year safeguards, limiting Ukraine's EU market access, and passerelle clauses to move to QMV in decision-making L'articolo All the lights and shadows of the pre-enlargement policy reviews proviene da The New Union Post.

The 27 EU ambassadors approved the screening letters for both Ukraine and Moldova for Cluster 2 – 'Internal Market' and Cluster 3 – 'Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth', paving the way for new Accession Conferences. Hungary dropped its reluctance after Kyiv's Parliament approved specific legislation on minority rights L'articolo The opening of Clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine and Moldova can finally proceed proviene da The New Union Post.