Catherine Ashton said after meeting with Ivica Dačić that she will recommend the European Council to start negotiations with Serbia no later than in January. She told a joint press conference in Brussels that she was “very happy that the foreign ministers of all 27 EU member
Read More »EU recommends start of integration talks with Serbia
European Union ministers on Tuesday recommended that Serbia begin negotiations to win EU membership, officials said.
Read More »Bulgaria backs European future of Western Balkans, says FM
The agreement Serbia and Kosovo reached in April is an important prerequisite for normalizing the relations between the two countries, which
Read More »Greek PM says cabinet is stable now after reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday insisted his government was stable despite a reshuffle following the uproar over the disputed closure of public broadcaster ERT.
Read More »Hungarian President will visit Serbia
Hungarian President Janos Ader will pay a visit to Belgrade. During the two-day visit Ader will meet with Serbian state officials, including with Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.
Read More »Bulgarian President to discuss with parties about protests
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will hold consultations with political parties in relation with the protests across the country. “I will launch consultations. It will take a few days and I hope for a responsible attitude, not for what we saw at
Read More »Croatia prepares for EU Accession celebration
The celebrations on June 30 and July 1 to mark Croatia joining the EU are set to be one of the biggest international events in the country’s history since independence. In the evening of June 30, the Croatian government will hold a dinner party for
Read More »Albania counts votes after Sunday parliamentary elections
Counting continues after Sunday’s parliamentary vote, seen as crucial to Albania’s EU integration hopes. Poll commissioners continued to count ballots on Monday after an election day marred by the murder of an opposition supporter and the wounding of a ruling Democratic Party candidate in a shootout in the northern town …
Read More »EU could decide this week on Serbia’s integration talks date
Serbia expects a decision this week to begin negotiations with the EU, and this will first be discussed in Luxembourg, then in Berlin and finally, in Brussels. The first in a series of key meetings will be held by EU
Read More »Catherine Ashton says Belgrade-Pristina dialogue made progress
Catherine Ashton stated on Friday morning that the high-level dialogue between Belgrade and Priština has yielded concrete progress and agreement on many issues. This includes judiciary, police and local elections, the EU foreign policy chief saif, adding that she will inform the EU member states about this.
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