Georgia has never been so close to realising its dream of integrating into Europe and NATO, as it is today, Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a briefing in Batumi on Thursday. He said he believes the Secretary General’s statements and Russia “cannot interfere with this process”. “The Secretary General …

Bulgaria is willing to share with Romania its experience in dealing with challenges, related to EU funds absorption, the press service of European affairs minister Tomislav Donchev said on November 9 2011. Donchev was on a two-day visit to Bucharest where he met with Romanian government officials.

A phased-in Schengen entry is still a possibility for Romania, even though not all Schengen member countries would be ready for a decision like that, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated.