Turkey offered to bow to EU demands and open its ports, airports and airspace to Greek Cyprus under what it called a “Taiwanese-style” diplomatic arrangement to help drive Cyprus reunification talks resuming on Monday under UN pressure for a breakthrough.
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EU demands on Kosovo turn Serbs against joining the block
Support for EU membership has hit an all-time low in Serbia as the public recoils from Brussels’ demands to resolve differences with Kosovo. In a referendum on joining the EU, 44.5 per cent would support membership while one-third would be against it, latest research from the government shows. This is …
Read More »Turkey and Greece agree to improve cooperation
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Greek counterpart, Lucas Papademos, agreed this week on the importance of pursuing cooperation between Turkey and Greece. Speaking on
Read More »Serbian President “optimistic” ahead of candidate decision
Serbian President Boris Tadić stated on Friday he could not say that Serbia would get the EU candidate status on December 9 but that it would fight for it. He noted that he was optimistic, but also aware of the dangers and risks of the entire process.
Read More »Hague court to announce decision on Macedonia’s lawsuit against Greece in early December
The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 5 will deliver its judgement in Macedonia’s case against Greece for breaching the 1995 Bilateral Interim Accord by blocking country’s accession to NATO at a summit in Bucharest in 2008.
Read More »Serbian President meets EC President Herman Van Rompuy
Serbian President Boris Tadić conferred Friday in Brussels with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. Van Rompuy expressed satisfaction over the progress made in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue but also pointed out the importance of the implementation of the agreements that had already been agreed.
Read More »Montenegrin FM says that Serbia cannot jeopardize his country’s stability
Montenegrin Foreign and European Integration Minister Milan Roćen claims that Belgrade cannot jeopardize his country’s stability and independence. According to him, Montenegro is not and never will be in danger of having its stability jeopardized. “There are such attempts and there always will be because some structures in Serbia just …
Read More »EU Special Representative for South Caucasus to visit Armenia
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort, will visit Yerevan for the second time on 28 November.
Read More »Netherlands remains against Romania and Bulgaria Schengen entry
The Netherlands will block proposals to admit Romania and Bulgaria into Europe’s passport-free travel zone until the two newest EU members persuade it they are making progress in fighting corruption, a Dutch minister said
Read More »Serbian PM says the EU is satisfied with the country’s reforms
Europe is satisfied with the reforms in Serbia, said Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic. Cvetkovic remarked that all countries that are given the status of a EU member state candidate under conditions connected only to the reforms, while Serbia obtained the status for keeping the dialogue with Pristina.
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