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May, 2011

  • 2 May

    Bulgaria and Romania ready to join Schengen, says Civil Liberties Committee

    Bulgaria and Romania’s bid to join the Schengen border-free area won the Civil Liberties Committee’s green light on Monday. They have met the necessary conditions, based on the evaluation reports on their preparations, say MEPs. However, Parliament must be kept informed of additional measures to be taken in the Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece

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  • 2 May

    Turkey evacuates personnel from Libyan embassy

    The government has decided to evacuate personnel posted to the Turkish Embassy in Tripoli over security concerns, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on Monday.

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  • 2 May

    Kosovo Interior Minister says EULEX should be more efficient

    Kosovo’s Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi has said the EU’s mission in his country, EULEX, has two options – either enhance its efficiency, or find a strategy to leave. Rexhepi’s statement is related with the enforcement of functions and authorities in Northern Kosovo and the beginning of the work of Kosovan …

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  • 2 May

    Georgian minister says EU should not ignor Eastern side of Europe

    The EU should move faster on free trade agreements and negotiations for visa-free travel with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, which are ‘inexpensive’ policies that can be pursued in times of austerity as funding priorities shift to the southern neighbourhood, Georgi Baramidze, Georgia’s minister responsible for EU and Nato affairs said.

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  • 2 May

    Greece and Serbia boost bilateral ties

    Following his meeting on 28 April with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Droutsas, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic thanked Athens on its support to the European course of Serbia and its accession to the EU as soon as possible.

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  • 2 May

    EU Foreign Ministers meet to discuss strategies for Bosnia’s stability

    EU foreign ministers are expected to endorse strategies for Bosnia and Herzegovina at a meeting in Brussels on Monday (21 March). The strategies are supposed to make more coherent use of existing funded programmes, but no major new money will be made available. The EU strategy for the region will …

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  • 2 May

    Romania, Moldova to Launch Gas Pipeline

    Bucharest is to start construction of a new gas pipeline that will connect the country with neighbouring Moldova. The construction of the new pipeline, which is to connect the city of Iasi, in eastern Romania, with Ungheni in Moldova, is set to start by the end of the year. The …

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  • 2 May

    Vukovar hosts conference on EU’s strategy for Danube region

    Representatives of EU institutions and 14 countries along the Danube River met on Friday (April 29th) in the town of Vukovar to discuss the EU’s strategy for the Danube region and its role in improving peoples’ lives.

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April, 2011