EU congratulates Petro Poroshenko
by KG/EUROPAThe Presidents of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the European Commission Manuel Barroso sent today a congratulatory letter to Petro Poroshenko on the occasion of his election as...
View ArticleAustria pushes for EU candidacy status for Albania
by KG/XINHUAThe Austrian government has spearheaded an appeal to other European Union member nations to accept Albania as an EU candidate country before the end of June, Austrian Minister for Foreign...
View ArticleSerbia police probing attack on website after gov't accused of stifling media...
by ER/Associated Press Serbian police say they are investigating an attack on an independent website, as the Balkan country's new government sought to dispel allegations that it was trying to curb...
View ArticleNordic economies growth pace expected to rise in 2015: Nordea
by KG/XINHUAThe Nordic economies combined are expected to rise from 1.6 percent this year to 1.9 percent in 2015, said Swedish bank Nordea in a statement on Wednesday."This is well ahead of the...
View ArticleThe threat of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan knows no borders
Fifteen years after militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) fought with Kyrgyz troops, they have now reportedly moved into Pakistan and in northern Afghanistan. On May 24, three Turkmen...
View ArticleNorway funding to increase Polio vaccinations
The eradication of polio is at the top of Norway’s annual support efforts with funding earmarked for this effort from NOK 50 million to NOK 240 million for the next six years. The funding will be...
View ArticleVucic hails Austrian help during catastrophic floods
Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on June 4 expressed gratitude to Austria for the political and financial assistance it has given to Serbia during the recent catastrophic floods, the Serbian...
View ArticleVan Rompuy: President Poroshenko has received a strong mandate
by KG/EUROPAPresident of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy released a statement on the inauguration of Mr Petro Poroshenko as Ukraine's President. President Van Rompuy stressed that the EU will be...
View ArticleEU doesn’t recognise elections in South Ossetia
by KG/EUROPAThe Spokesperson of the European Union External Action Office (EEAS) released statement underlining that the EU doesn’t recognise the election in the breakaway region of South Ossetia in...
View ArticleEU, Israel sign Horizon 2020 association agreement
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commission’s President José Manuel Barroso and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu witnessed on June 8, the signature of Israel's association to Horizon 2020, the new EU...
View ArticleBarroso: Europe, Israel and the future of the Middle East
by KG/EUROPAThe President of the European Commission Manuel Barroso, gave a speech entitled "Europe, Israel and the future of the Middle East" at the 14th Annual Herzliya Security Conference. President...
View ArticleEU to hold another round of gas talks in Monday
by KG/XINHUAMinisters from Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission will resume talks in Brussels on Monday evening, seeking solution to gas price disputes, the organizer said in a statement.EU...
View ArticleEgypt's Sisi assigns PM to form new cabinet
by KG/XINHUAEgypt's new President Abdel-Fattah al- Sisi on Monday assigned Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab who had tendered his government resignation to form new cabinet, state-run Nile TV reported....
View ArticleEU praises Kosovo legislative elections
by KG/EUROPAThe European Union External Action Office (EEAS) congratulated the citizens of Kosovo for their participation at the early legislative elections that took place on 8 June. On 9 June EEAS...
View ArticleThaqi wins Kosovo general elections
by KG/XINHUAThe coalition of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) of incumbent government leader Hashim Thaqi won Sunday's early general elections, local media reported Monday.With 97 percent of...
View ArticleAlgeria appeals French participation in huge investment plan
by KG/XINHUAAlgerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Monday called on France to support a gigantic economic plan, designed to court more overseas investment, and to spur economic growth in the...
View ArticleExploring the EU - Russia relationship with the Head of Russia's Mission to...
Right after the G7 meeting in Brussels that shunned Russia and the D-Day commemoration with the participation of Russian president, Vladimir Putin, while the EU pressures Russia through Bulgaria and...
View ArticleEU raises €500 million for Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, raised €500 million on the capital markets to fund the first loan tranche for Ukraine under the new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA...
View ArticleEU signs agreement with Switzerland on the modalities of its participation in...
by KG/EUROPAThe European Union signed on 10 June a working arrangement with the Swiss Federation on its participation in the work of EASOThe European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomed the...
View ArticleHalf Albanians optimistic on EU candidate status: survey
by KG/XINHUAA survey published on Tuesday showed that around half of Albanians are optimistic on obtaining a candidate status of the European Union (EU) for Albania in June 2014, according to ATSH news...
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