{"id":20,"date":"2023-11-15T06:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T06:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-04-29T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:05:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}.kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 {  }<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id20_3715ab-27 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column20_192899-b0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column20_192899-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column20_192899-b0 tnm-font-size-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-84\" style=\"width: 100%; 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EU Enlargement non-papers provide mixed picture of EU integration commitment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class = \"uagb-timeline__field  uagb-timeline__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__marker uagb-timeline__out-view-icon\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span class = \"uagb-timeline__icon-new uagb-timeline__out-view-icon\" >\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 256 512\"><path d=\"M64 448c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L178.8 256L41.38 118.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C80.38 444.9 72.19 448 64 448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__day-new uagb-timeline__day-left uagb-timeline__events-inner-new\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-timeline__events-inner--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div datetime=\"2026-05-28T09:55:51+00:00\" class=\"uagb-timeline__date-hide uagb-timeline__inner-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-timeline__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=502\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU Enlargement Forgets Europeans<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class = \"uagb-timeline__field  uagb-timeline__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__marker uagb-timeline__out-view-icon\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span class = \"uagb-timeline__icon-new uagb-timeline__out-view-icon\" >\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 256 512\"><path d=\"M64 448c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L178.8 256L41.38 118.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C80.38 444.9 72.19 448 64 448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__day-new uagb-timeline__day-left uagb-timeline__events-inner-new\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-timeline__events-inner--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div datetime=\"2026-04-23T08:06:01+00:00\" class=\"uagb-timeline__date-hide uagb-timeline__inner-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-timeline__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=507\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU Enlargement in Transition &#8211; Montenegro at the Frontline<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class = \"uagb-timeline__arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class 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class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facts-and-figures has-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=219\" aria-label=\"Public support for EU enlargement\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EB99_Enlargement-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Public support for EU enlargement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EB99_Enlargement-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EB99_Enlargement-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EB99_Enlargement.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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src=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1707987129722-c3c39d09-88dc-49a2-a018-26c4144482b6_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"EU enlargement on the map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1707987129722-c3c39d09-88dc-49a2-a018-26c4144482b6_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1707987129722-c3c39d09-88dc-49a2-a018-26c4144482b6_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1707987129722-c3c39d09-88dc-49a2-a018-26c4144482b6_1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=215\" rel=\"bookmark\">EU enlargement on the map<\/a><\/h4><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- 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EU Enlargement non-papers provide mixed picture of EU integration commitment<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T08:07:35+00:00\">June 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T08:51:48+00:00\">June 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>June 18, 2026. Published by the Clingendael Institute in June 2026, this article by Wouter Zweers examines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=525\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Challenge accepted? 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