Turkish President Abdullah Gul has told European leaders that the EU needs his country as a member if it wants to remain a global force. “It is sad to observe that some European leaders do not properly see the future

The European Commission has revealed that it is not ready to start negotiations with Kosovo over visa liberalisation because Pristina does not have a reintegration package for its returnees.

The European Commission is to announce the report on Macedonia’s progress. The country is expected to receive a positive report, but no starting date for accession negotiations due to the name dispute with Greece. The report will probably note that the country complies with the political criteria, but has to …

Priština Mayor Isa Mustafa was appointed new president of the Democratic League of Kosovo at the party’s 7th election assembly on Sunday. Mustafa won by 235 of the total 395 votes, while the other party president candidate, Fatmir Sejdiju earned 124 assembly delegate votes. 

Romania and Moldova signed a border cooperation treaty yesterday. The treaty was signed by Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Baconschi and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat in Bucharest on the sidelines of the regional Danube Summit. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced the plans to sign the treaty earlier …

The first edition of the Black Sea Renewable Energy Forum that began yesterday in Bucharest seeks to give an overview of the landscape of renewable energy sources and modalities of promoting them in South-Eastern

The European Commission (EC) will urge Turkey to normalise ties with Cyprus and boost human rights’ protections in its progress report on the country’s EU bid, local media reported on Sunday (November 7th). According to an advance copy of the document, due for release Tuesday, the Commission will call on …

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Monday (November 8th) for another round of talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. Discussions are expected to focus on the complex property issue. The two leaders will meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on …

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may discuss in either January or March possible sanctions against BiH for ignoring a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe representative Caroline Ravaud warned on Sunday (November 7th) at a conference in Sarajevo. The European Court …

Delegaţii din 14 state riverane Dunării – Austria, Bosnia Herţegovina, Bulgaria, Republica Cehă, Croaţia, Germania, Muntenegru, Republica Moldova, România, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Ucraina, Ungaria -, precum şi reprezentanţi ai landurilor riverane din Austria şi Germania şi ai instituţiilor europene s-au reunit, luni, la Palatul Parlamentului unde se desfăşoară Summitul Dunării. …