On 17 May, Bulgaria will host the EU Summit with countries of Western Balkans, which is expected to finalize an agreement on transport, energy and digital connections in this region. While everything seemed to be on the right tracks, the Bulgarian rotating presidency of the EU has faced the refusal of five countries which have …
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Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to attend the EU-Western Balkans meeting, scheduled to take place in Sofia on 1 March, the government said Monday in a press release. The meeting, which should bring together the Heads of Government of Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, will be co-chaired by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev accompanied by a Government delegation takes part at a Western Balkans Investment Summit in London on Monday. The investment summit organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) brings together heads of government of Western Balkans states, who will present the investment potentials before 200 representatives of companies interested …
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There is a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ made between Russia and the US and its Western allies in the 1990s that NATO will not expand eastward towards the borders of Russia. It has been breached with the three enlargements of NATO. Now, they want to embroil the Balkan region into this game, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
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European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Saturday underscored the importance of offering countries in the Western Balkans the prospect of EU membership, but insisted they must resolve all border disputes before joining the bloc, Reuters reports. “There are many border disputes in the West Balkans and they must be resolved before we can go a …
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European Union foreign ministers disagreed on Thursday over a proposal by the bloc’s executive to push for expansion into the Western Balkans, a region still scarred by ethnic wars fought in the 1990s and dogged by a reputation for lawlessness. Meeting in Bulgaria, the EU ministers discussed for the first time the plan by the …
The Western Balkans Strategy of the European Commission is considered one of the most vital initiatives for the region, because it clearly shows that the European Union is restoring its focus on Western Balkan countries and is putting the region back on the EU’s top agenda, it was concluded Thursday by Deputy PM for European …
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No strategy, including the one by the European Commission aimed at transforming societies for the purpose of adopting EU values, will not be sustainable unless there is synergy between the Government, the academic community and the NGOs, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani prior to Thursday’s national trilateral conference titled “Macedonia’s Euro-Integration and European …
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Berlin – The new German government firmly backs the European perspective of the Western Balkans, taking into consideration the continuing importance of the EU’s enlargement policy for promoting peace, stability, and cooperation. This is part of the draft coalition agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD, German daily Die Welt reports, pointing out that final details were now being added to the text of …
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The EU Enlargement Strategy with the Western Balkans offers a clear European perspective for all six regional countries, but Brussels will not allow the accession of countries with open issues, said EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Samuel Zbogar on Tuesday. Regarding the Strategy timeline and the EU accession of new countries in 2025, Zbogar said it …
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Settlement of the name issue would bring greater stability to the Western Balkans, says Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and current US envoy for the conflict in the Ukraine. “Of course I hope to see progress on the name issue. It will be in the interest of both countries. I believe that there …
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– The Enlargement Strategy, entitled “The Credible Enlargement Perspective for the Western Balkans” will be presented on February 6 during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the portal European Western Balkans is exclusively learned. As confirmed for our portal in Brussels, the College of European Commission, chaired by President Jean-Claude Juncker, will …
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Brussels, 11 January 2018 – The European Union expects the ruling authorities and the opposition in Macedonia to continue with the implementation of the Przino Agreement and work on the Urgent Reform Priorities, bringing the country back on the Euro-integration track, European Commission sources told Deutsche Welle. These requirements are integrated in the documents drafted by the …
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