Talking Europe - 'Moldova is the best performer in my class': EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos
- The EU has gone through seven waves of enlargement since 1973, but there has not been one since Croatia joined in 2013.
- Indeed, there are not likely to be any new members in the club before 2028 – some 15 years after Croatia entered.
- But 2026 undeniably has momentum, and is on track to be a record year in terms of opening and closing new chapters for existing applicants.
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- The EU has gone through seven waves of enlargement since 1973, but there has not been one since Croatia joined in 2013.
- Indeed, there are not likely to be any new members in the club before 2028 – some 15 years after Croatia entered.
- But 2026 undeniably has momentum, and is on track to be a record year in terms of opening and closing new chapters for existing applicants.
Sources: France 24