Opening energy markets for competition is key to competitiveness of the EU economy as a whole. An efficient, interconnected and transparent European internal energy market will also offer consumers a choice between different companies supplying gas and electricity and will make the market accessible to all suppliers, the EC press …

European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht is to arrive on a visit to Moldova on Monday. It is expected that the visit will launch negotiations on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas. The Commissioner is to meet with acting President Marian Lupu and Prime Minister Vlad Filat. The meetings will …

EU foreign ministers on Monday approved a first key step in Serbia’s bid to join the European Union, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said. “There was an agreement today,” Juppe told journalists during a break in ministerial talks in Brussels.

On Wednesday, an event entitled “Bulgaria: Land of Spirit and Letters” will take place at the European Parliament Yehudi Menuhin Space, including the performance of young musicians from Bulgaria and young musicians with Bulgarian roots from Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia and Macedonia.

Serbian President Boris Tadić will be paying a visit to Brussels on Monday and Tuesday for meetings with EU officials. EU foreign ministers are to gather today within the External Relations Council in Brussels. The ministers will only

Tuesday is an important day for Serbia, when the country hopes EU foreign ministers will give a green light to their obtaining candidate status following the conclusion of a key agreement with Kosovo. Serbia is hoping for an historic “Yes” on Tuesday when EU foreign ministers meet to decide whether …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker in saying Friday that Greece would only receive a 130-billion-euro (174.4-billion-dollar) bailout after it meets a tough round of conditions. Speaking days before a summit

The OSCE Economic Forum will be held in Batumi in May. An agreement was reached at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou’s meeting with the Georgian parliamentary delegation in Vienna. Efthymiou told journalists on Friday that together with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili he visited Batumi. The forum will be attended …

Three days of intense talks between Belgrade and Pristina finally yield result with agreement on Kosovo’s representation at regional meetings. Kosovo and Serbia appear finally to have agreed a

The Belgrade authorities have been advised not to organize local elections in Kosovo. The EU member states who have recognized Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence, advocate against