As it happened: Leaders debate Europe’s future at Euronews’ enlargement summit

As it happened: Leaders debate Europe’s future at Euronews’ enlargement summit

• 2025年11月4日上午8:00

2 min de lecture

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, European Council President António Costa and the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos were among Euronews’ guests on Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind summit on EU enlargement.

The event, which took place live in Brussels and online, saw leaders discuss the geopolitical and economic imperatives of enlarging the European bloc, as Ukraine continues to battle Russian aggression on the continent’s eastern flank.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking via videolink from an undisclosed location near the front line, reaffirmed his firm commitment to his country's European future and slammed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for providing "specific support" to Russian President Vladimir Putin by blocking Kyiv's bid to join the bloc.

"I don't think that I have to offer something to Viktor Orbán," Zelenskyy told Euronews.

"I think that Viktor Orbán has to offer something for Ukraine, which is protecting the whole Europe from Russia, and even now, during this war, we did not get any support from him, support of our vision of life," he added.

Catch up on the action as it happened in our live blog.

North Macedonia ‘bullied’ on its EU membership path, PM Mickoski says

• 下午3:40

Having spent over two decades in the EU membership waiting room, North Macedonia hopes the wait will finally be over as Prime Minister Mickoski tells Euronews the accession of his country has been delayed by “artificial disputes”.<div class="small-12 colu

EU candidate countries must choose sides before joining bloc, Commissioner Kos tells Euronews

• 下午3:34

Candidate countries waiting to enter the EU must make geopolitical choices and align with the bloc on fundamental questions before joining the bloc, Commissioner Marta Kos, in charge of EU enlargement, has told Euronews.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

EU tightens rules for multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russian passport holders

• 下午2:06

The European Commission claims Moscow's war of agression against neighbouring Ukraine has altered the risks linked to Russian visa applicants.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/07/e

Ecolabels: Which EU countries lead the way in sustainable goods?

• 下午2:01

Over 100,000 EU-marketed products carry the Ecolabel. Which market sectors and countries are pushing the most to display this green certification?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/

Viral video of crying Ukrainian soldier sent to front lines is fake

• 上午8:04

Videos of a crying Ukrainian "conscript" have flooded European social media networks, particularly in Germany and Hungary, this week. The clip, however, appears to be created with help from Sora, OpenAI's new tool.<div class="small-12 column text-center a

Brussels confused, candidate countries frustrated : Is EU enlargement still possible?

• 上午6:01

Climate dodging, money laundering & EU enlargement momentum - catch up on the week in EU politics on "Brussels, my love?" the podcast<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/07/brussels-c