The European Parliament has urged the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to create a joint expert committee with Bulgaria to tackle the sensitive issue of history education in the country. The committee’s task will be to further the objective interpretation of historical events, increase
Read More »Stefan Fule says Serbia must fulfil EU candidacy conditions in time
Serbia can become candidate for EU membership if it fulfills the conditions in time, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said on Tuesday. Fule met with Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić in Brussels today.
Read More »New Bulgarian President to make first visit to Brussels
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is going to Brussels on January 25 2012 for talks with European Unions leaders as well as Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Plevneliev’s office said. The trip to Brussels is Plevneliev’s first since taking office as head of state. His programme includes meetings with European Council …
Read More »Bulgaria hails Croatia referendum results on EU
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has welcomed the results of Sunday’s Croatian referendum in which approximately 66% of the voters supported the country’s EU membership. “This positive outcome of the referendum is a result of the
Read More »Serbian President hopeful on Pristina regional representation
Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that a solution to the issue of Pristina’s representation in regional forums “could be found within 24 hours” Tadic told reporters on Monday that a speedy solution would be possible “if U.S. diplomat Philip Reeker’s
Read More »EULEX asks Russia to help on Kosovo organ trafficking investigation
An EU prosecutor has asked Russia to assist two of its citizens to appear as witnesses in Kosovo’s Medicus case, as they are believed to be victims of organ harvesting. Nick Hawton, a spokesperson for the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, said on Tuesday that the EU …
Read More »Croatia holds referendum on EU Membership today
Croatians head to the polls today to vote in a referendum on their bid for European Union membership. Voters will be asked simply whether or not they support Croatia’s EU membership bid.
Read More »Croatian President sees EU as a great opportunity
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic urged voters on Friday not to miss a “great opportunity” and back their country’s entry into the European Union in a nationwide referendum on the issue this weekend. “Sunday is a big and important day. Our citizens have an opportunity to say
Read More »Serbian IM says a political agreement is needed on Kosovo
Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić met Thursday with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rapporteur Bjorn von Sydow. Dačić stressed that when it came to the situation in Kosovo, reaching a political agreement and finding a solution to the problem were necessary as soon as …
Read More »EU starts visa dialogue with Kosovo
The European Commission on Thursday launched its visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, a long-awaited decision hailed by Pristina. The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, said in Pristina on Thursday that the EU had set the
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