Serbia needs to achieve political stability and unity for further progress in its EU accession bid, Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said on Monday (April 18th) at an EP-Serbia
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Croatia to close two chapters in EU accession talks
Croatia will close two more chapters in its EU accession talks Tuesday (April 19th) when a delegation finalises negotiations on agriculture and rural development and regional policy at
Read More »Romania says is ready to accept EU police on its border for Schengen bid
Romania is ready to accept EU police on its borders in order to show it is fit to join Europe’s passport-free zone. Marian Tutilescu, state secretary in the Interior Ministry, said Romania had launched
Read More »Stefan Fule discuss EU-Georgia relations with Georgian deputy PM
Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze is on an official visit to Brussels where he met with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Fule. Their conversation touched upon deepening relations between Georgia and the EU, democratic reforms in the country, negotiations with the EU
Read More »Armenian Minister of Education to visit Romania, meet counterpart
Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan will pay a visit to Romania. Ashotyan will have an official meeting with Romanian Minister of Education, Research and Innovation Daniel Funeriu.
Read More »EU -Turkey Association Council to convene in Brussels
The European Union-Turkey Association Council is set to hold its 49th meeting in Brussels today. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the chief EU negotiator, State Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış, will represent Turkey in the meeting of the association council. EU officials attending the meeting are expected to …
Read More »Romanian President Traian Basescu ends his visit to Azerbaijan
Romanian President Traian Basescu has today ended his visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Romanian President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries. President Basescu was seen off by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and …
Read More »France wants more efforts from Bulgaria to join Schengen
Bulgaria would join the Schengen area, but France needs more time to be convinced of its readiness, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said on Monday. “Accession to Schengen requires a number of conditions to be completed — from technical preparedness and general behavior, to tackling crime
Read More »Georgia to ratify cooperation agreement with Bulgaria
The Georgian Parliament is to ratify the Georgian-Bulgarian intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the transport sector on Tuesday.
Read More »Skopje officials unhappy with Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin as rapporteur
Bulgarian Socialist MEP Kristian Vigenin’s appointment as the new rapporteur to the European Parliament on all matters concerning Macedonia, has made officials in Skopje unhappy, media reports in Macedonia said. “The next rapporteur on Macedonia has to be a MEP who enjoys a great reputation and is well respected,” Macedonian …
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