The Greek parliament has approved more cuts in public spending to meet the terms of a second European Union-led bailout deal. The measures will reduce
Read More »EC releases report on justice for Bulgaria
On Tuesday, the General Affairs Council today adopted its conclusions
Read More »Romania adopts lustration law after 22 years
Twenty-two years after the fall of Communism, Romania’s parliament completes adoption of a lustration law. Romania’s lower chamber of parliament, the Camera Deputatilor, on
Read More »EP president Schulz will address Greek parliament
EP president Martin Schulz will express the European Parliament’s solidarity with the Greek people when he addresses the national parliament this evening. Today he is on his first official visit to Athens, where he will meet the country’s political leaders. Mr Schulz will be meeting president Karolos Papoulias, prime minister …
Read More »Greek Cypriot Leader says it will continue talks with Turkish part after taking EU presidency
Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias has told the United Nations and other international actors that his government was ready to continue talks with the Turkish Cypriots on reunification of the island after
Read More »Greek parliament to vote on austerity measures
Greek lawmakers are to vote on a package of tough salary and pension cuts Tuesday as part of measures needed to secure the payout of the debt-ridden country’s second international package of bailout loans. Greek Cabinet ministers were also
Read More »Belgrade would continue Pristina dialogue after elections
If EU facilitator Robert Cooper proposes to resume the Kosovo talks after elections in Serbia, Belgrade will accept that, negotiator Borislav Stefanović says. “We will definitely consult with Cooper and if that is
Read More »Skopje to open files of secret security agents
The adoption of the EU resolution on Macedonia’s progress for 2011 will open the dossiers of the secret services, since the report of MEP Richard Howitt envisages continuation of the lustration process with the possibility of public declassification of the archives. The report calls for the authorities to announce the …
Read More »EU will monitor pre-election in Georgia
The EU acknowledges the European choice of Georgia. It welcomes the efforts to conduct reforms and underlines the great importance of fair parliamentary and presidential elections. It declares that it will closely monitor the events in the country during the pre-election period, the EU
Read More »Germany approved second bailout package for Greece
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany kept her strategy for attacking Greece’s debt problems on track with a victory in Parliament yesterday but won the vote only with the help of opposition parties. Without votes from the Social Democrats and the
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