The EU is increasingly tying enlargement to foreign policy and democratic alignment, including through a new gradual integration plan, leaving Serbia, Georgia and Turkey with the lowest scores and signs of backsliding.
EU foreign ministers will hold a “deep dive” in January on new measures against Georgia, Kallas said, as the European Commission's annual report flags deepening backsliding in democratic standards.
Monthly rents in Yerevan now run to €800–900 for a two-room flat, up 23.5% year on year in August, while Tbilisi rents have stabilised after 60–70% jumps following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian nationals account for 72% of all foreign property transactions in Armenia.
UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri told the Euronews Forum that "resilience is the insurance of economies," while Azerbaijan's Hajiyev said his country was "winning in the peace" and Georgia's foreign minister flagged sustained disinformation campaigns.