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The Irish Presidency of the European Union has agreed with Montenegro to open and provisionally the second chapter in the Balkan country’s negotiations under its EU accession process. This chapter covers, inter alia, EU flagship programmes, such
Read More »Croatia’s main opposition party wins election to European Parliament
The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Croatia’s main opposition party, has won yesterday’s election to the European Parliament, the country’s first.
Read More »EU Commission to delay decision on Serbia’s accession talks
The European Commission is set to delay a recommendation on Serbia’s readiness to start talks to join the European Union, due on Tuesday, to allow time for
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner will submit report on Serbia
EU Commissioner Stefan Fule will file a report on Serbia’s progress in European integration in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The European Parliament (EP) will discuss a draft resolution on Serbia on Wednesday.
Read More »Turkish parliament speaker arrives in Bosnia
Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday after completing his talks in Serbia. Within the scope of his formal talks, Cicek will meet
Read More »Turkish parliament chair visits Serbia
A delegation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, headed by parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek, is expected to arrive on a visit to Belgrade on Monday, April 15. During the visit to Serbia, Çiçek will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.
Read More »Greece secures new bailout terms
Lenders in Europe agreed to new terms for loans to Greece that will free up an additional $3.6 billion disbursement for the debt-burdened government. The agreement includes a new round of austerity measures. Specifically, The New York Times reported Monday, Greece will layoff an additional 15,000 civil servants, including 4,000 …
Read More »Bosnia-Herzegovina must become a full member of the OIC, said OIC SG Ihsanoglu
Ihsanoglu on Monday said that Bosnia-Herzegovina had to be a full member of the OIC and benefit from the opportunities the organization offered to member statesSecretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu held a joint press conference with Bosniak member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Tripartite Presidency, Bakir …
Read More »Serbian PM says negotiations with Pristina can continue with or without the European mediation
Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic said his government would continue negotiations with Kosovo with or without the European mediation. Serbia is determined to solve its problems with the government of
Read More »Skopje will not get an EU accession date for now
Skopje will not get a start date for negotiations for entry into the European Union, on account of the unresolved name problem with the country, according to diplomats in Brussels. A date was expected to be announced in June, but according
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