Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk officially delivered Croatia’s EU accession treaty text to the head of the Croatian government, prime minister Jadranka Kosor, at a ceremony in Zagreb on the weekend. “The great effort of the Croatians, and your government will pay off in the future. I say

Macedonia could get its much-desired start date for EU accession talks by the end of this year provided it reaches a “name” compromise with Greece by then, says European Parliament rapporteur on Macedonia, Richard Howitt. 

Europeans should first of all let Turkey finish its European Union membership process successfully, instead of holding debates over whether Turkey should become a full member or not, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gül said on Monday in Berlin, while ruling out formulas such as a “privileged partnership” as an alternative to …