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EU leaders focus on Ukraine, the Western Balkans, and more during summit

This week the EU’s 27 leaders took a historic step during a two day summit in Brussels to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine. While the move marks a significant step for EU enlargement efforts, Western Balkan leaders, who traveled to Brussels for high level meetings with their EU counterparts, were left frustrated at the lack of movement on their bids to join the bloc. Ukraine and the Western Balkans weren’t the only issues on the table, as EU leaders tackled questions related to Turkish aggression against Greece and Cyprus and the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini's Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis.

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Strict message from Brussels to Ankara

Von der Leyen: Turkey ‘further away’ from EU

Greece confident about NATO summit 

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EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status

Bulgarian lawmakers vote to unblock N Macedonia’s EU bid

Bulgaria Opens Door to Unblocking Balkan EU Accession Talks

Cyprus signs deal for Airbus attack helicopters

Elections first, investment grade to follow

Government seeks to shut down election speculation

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