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Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, with crowds joining celebrations in the capital Zagreb. It comes almost two decades after Croatia’s brutal war of independence.
Read More »Herman Van Rompuy to visit Serbia
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will on Monday confer with Serbian officials in Belgrade. Several other EU officials will visit next week as a result of the Council’s decision to open membership talks with Serbia.
Read More »France welcomes Croatia’s EU integration
he French government on Friday said it welcomes the entry of Croatia into the European Union, thus becoming the EU’s 28th member. Croatia is due to officially join the EU on July 1 after more than eight years of
Read More »Turkish FM congratulates new foreign and defense ministers of Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has called the new Greek foreign and defense ministers to congratulate them on their new posts. In a recent Cabinet reshuffle, Evangelos Venizelos, the leader of the Socialist Pasok party, was
Read More »TAP pipeline to carry Azerbaijan gas to EU via Turkey, Greece, Italy
The project to carry gas from Azerbaijan to Europe in the Trans-Adriatic-Pipeline through Turkey and Greece is officially confirmed, marking a possible economic gamechanger in the region The operators of the Shah Deniz 2 field – BP, Statoil, Azeri state energy firm SOCAR, Total, and others – officially announced June …
Read More »Serbian FM to attend Croatian EU accession
Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić will visit Croatia on June 20-July 1 as a member of a Serbian delegation and attend the formal of Croatia’s EU accession. The Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Friday.
Read More »Greece signs host government agreement with TAP
Greece and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium on Wednesday officially signed the Host Government Agreement initialed last week, at an official ceremony held in Athens.
Read More »Egypt has become the 100th country to recognize Kosovo
Egypt has become the 100th country to recognize Kosovo as independent, the Pristina government said June 26, a milestone for the Balkan country’s pursuit of full international acceptance.
Read More »Croatia will support EU integration of Balkans, says FM
Foreign Minister of Croatia Vesna Pusic on Wednesday said Croatia will support EU ambitions of the other Balkan countries after it joins the bloc next month. At a press conference held after she met with the Austrian
Read More »France congratulates Albanian PM, but expressed concern about violent incidents
France on Thursday congratulated newly-appointed Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, whose Socialist-led coalition came to power after sometimes-violent Albanian legislative elections. But Paris expressed concern to Tirana about “certain violent incidents” that took place during
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