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Albania completes more of EU questionnaire

The Albanian government completed nine more chapters of the European Commission’s wide-ranging questionnaire Monday (March 15th), a requirement for Albania’s application for EU candidate status to be considered. This makes a total of 30 chapters completed, with five more to go. The government hopes to wrap those up by the …

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EP’s Kacin says BiH ready for visa liberalisation

European Parliament (EP) member Jelko Kacin has sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele saying that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has met all technical conditions for inclusion in the EU’s visa-free regime, local media reported on Monday (March 15th). Kacin suggested …

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Georgia could sign visa deal in June, EU president says

Georgia could sign in June an agreement that would give its citizens easier visa access to the European Union, the bloc’s president Herman Van Rompuy said on Tuesday. The deal, to be accompanied by a parallel agreement on repatriation of Georgians caught staying illegally on EU territory, would speed

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Eurogroup agrees measures to help Greece

Protests have continued in Greece as Euro zone finance ministers said they have agreed a way to help the cash-strapped country. Over recent weeks stringent government spending cuts have been urged by the EU bloc to deal with the country’s massive deficit.

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Macedonia should not make thing harder than they already are: US ambassador to Macedonia

“The identity is yours and it is not changing. Macedonia should point at the priorities like security, prosperity, setting up of the values and accession to the EU,” said the U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia Philip Reeker. Reeker made the statement at a public lecture is the FON University in Skopje.

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Greek position is clear and supported by many countries: Greek deputy FM

We are far away from the time when the UN Mediator on the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia Matthew Nimetz will make a new proposal on the issue, said Greek deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Drucas Macedonian. In his words many countries are aware of Greek position and …

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Slovenia hopes Serbia will attend the planned conference

It would be important for the success of the planned conference in Slovenia if the Serbian president attended, says a Slovenian embassy in Belgrade official. This would be significant, Jadranka Šturm-Kocjan stated, for cooperation in the region, mutual relations and dialogues between the Western Balkans countries.

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