Balkans

Italy and Austria back Serbia EU candidacy

The Italian and Austrian ambassadors in Belgrade have said their countries will support Serbia’s EU candidacy in March. “Italy has been supporting Serbia’s path towards the EU for a long time and all political options in Italy are united when it comes to this,” Armando

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Montenegro will join South Stream project

Gazprom and Montenegro have decided to draft technical and economic justification for the construction of a section from the South Stream gas pipeline project in Montenegro. The two sides discussed the technical abilities and prospects for Montenegro to join the project, the company said in the statement. Montenegro said it …

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Romanian President says that Netherlands was wrong on blocking Schengen entry

Romania’s President Traian Basescu on Thursday accused the Netherlands of abuse over its blocking of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the visa-free Schengen area. “I have noticed the Dutch abuse against Romania and Bulgaria,” the president said during a conference marking the fifth anniversary of Romania’s entry in the European …

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