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Georgia’s situation will be discussed at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 24-28. The agenda of the meeting was published
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 »CoE Secretary General to meet Turkish PM
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland will visit Turkey on June 25 to meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to the disproportionate use of force by the police during the mass protests
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.
Read More »Germany calls Turkish ambassador for explanations over criticism from Ankara on EU bid
Germany summoned the Turkish ambassador, Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu, Friday over sharp criticism from Ankara over reluctance to move forward with Turkey’s EU bid.
Read More »Turkey condemns bomb attack in Pakistan
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday condemned the suicide attack staged during a funeral in Pakistan’s Khyber Paktunkhwa state.
Read More »Germany to vote against Turkey’s EU entry negotiations
Germany has decided to block the restart of Turkey’s EU accession talks over the brutal crackdown on protesters in the country.
Read More »G8 leaders could not reach agreement on Syria
G8 leaders could not reach a consensus despite the leaders’ pressure onRussia in Northern Ireland. G8 leaders could not persuade Russia to find a political solution to the
Read More »EC follows closely the situation in Bulgaria, says Jose Manuel Barroso
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels. After the talks the two made statements for the media. EC President Barroso stressed on the fact that this was their first meeting and added that the two had an “open and frank discussion” and …
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