accession
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Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.
From BBC
The plan says that there would be no prohibition against Ukraine joining the EU, a multiyear accession process Kyiv has begun.
But, he told reporters that “what Sweden agreed today as an EU member was to support actively the efforts to reinvigorate Turkey’s EU accession process.”
From Seattle Times
Nato states have said Ukraine can join the military alliance "when allies agree and conditions are met" after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the "absurd" delay to accession.
From BBC
In 2009, Cyprus blocked six out of the 35 chapters Turkey must conclude as part of its EU accession negotiations.
From Reuters
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