EU-Georgia Human Rights Dialogue
by KG/EUROPAOn 19 June 2014, the European Union and Georgia held the seventh round of their human rights dialogue in Tbilisi.The dialogue at expert level was held in a friendly and constructive...
View ArticleAssociation agreement with Ukraine ready to be signed
by KG/EUROPAThe Council today finalised technical preparations for the signature of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. It is intended to deepen Ukraine's political association and economic...
View ArticleEU welcomes release of Ales Bialiatski
by KG/EUROPAThe EU welcomed the release of Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski. On 21 June, a spokesperson from the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement:"We...
View ArticleThe EU's Association Agreements with Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and...
by KG/EUROPAOn 27 June 2014 the EU will sign Association Agreements with Georgia and the Republic of Moldova and complete the signature process with Ukraine, each providing for a Deep and Comprehensive...
View ArticleEU to mobilise additional support to Serbia and Bosnia
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission will host a Donors' Conference in Brussels on 16 July to continue its help with the aftermath of the devastating floods in the Western Balkans and mobilise further...
View ArticleUkrainian, EU presidents discuss Ukraine situation over phone
by KG/XINHUAUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the situation in his country with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy during a telephone conversation on Monday, the presidential...
View ArticleAlbania expects EU to grant it candidate status to join the European bloc
by ER/Associated Press Albania is expecting the European Union to grant it candidate status Tuesday to join the bloc, after three rejections since 2009. The EU had postponed its decision in December,...
View ArticleAlbania, Croatia to deepen cooperation as NATO members
by KG/XINHUAAlbanian and Croatian defense ministers during a Monday meeting in Tirana discussed deepening cooperation and a major role for both countries as NATO members in the region, according to the...
View ArticleEU candidate status for Albania
by KG/EUROPAAt the General Affairs Council meeting today in Luxembourg, Ministers from the EU Member States have agreed – based on the recommendation by the European Commission- to grant EU candidate...
View ArticleAlbania welcomes EU's move to grant candidate status to join the bloc
by KG/XINHUAAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the European Union to grant candidate status to join the bloc, calling the move "a very important step along the...
View ArticleE. coli bacteria discovered in meat on Norwegian market: media
by KG/XINHUAThe Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA) has discovered antibiotic resistant E. coli bacteria in turkey fillets on the Norwegian market, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported on...
View ArticleBarroso welcomes Putin's decision to repeal a mandate for sending troops in...
by KG/EUROPAPresident of the European Commission, Manuel Barroso, welcomed the announcement of the Russian President Vladimirt Putin to ask the upper house of the Russian Parliament to repeal a mandate...
View ArticleApproval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked
by KG/XINHUAThe upper house of Russia's parliament voted Wednesday to revoke a resolution approving military intervention in Ukraine at the request of President Vladimir Putin.The issue was discussed...
View ArticleHead of Albanian private bank Banka Credins shot dead outside office in...
by ER/Associated PressPolice say the head and co-founder of one of Albania's biggest private banks has been shot dead in the capital, Tirana. Banka Credins CEO Artan Santo was gunned down when entering...
View ArticleNorway supports EU restrictive measures against Syrian ministers
by KG/XINHUANorway on Thursday gave support to the travel ban and financial sanctions the European Union (EU) has imposed on 12 Syrian ministers.The EU took a decision on Monday to ban the 12 Syrian...
View ArticleSerbia to introduce economic reform to favor investors: PM
by KG/XINHUABy the end of July, Serbia will introduce several reform laws that will encourage foreign companies to increase their investments, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told foreign...
View ArticleUzbekistan launches specialised leasing company
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov has signed a presidential decree for the creation of the so-called Kurilishmashlizing leasing company that will have an authorised capital of 22bn soums...
View ArticleBarroso: Accession process for Sebia is moving at a good pace
by KG/EUROPAPresident of the European Commission Manuel Barroso met with Tomislav Nikolić, President of the Republic of Serbia on June 29 in Belgrade. President Barroso welcomed the priority given to...
View ArticleRussia vows to protect its market from EU re-export via Ukraine
by KG/XINHUAIt would be hard for Ukraine to be a participant in the CIS and The European Union (EU) free trade agreements simultaneously, a senior Russian diplomat said Friday."It is obvious that to...
View ArticleGeorgians celebrate signing of EU association agreement with a concert of...
by KG/XINHUATens of thousands Georgians gathered in Tbilisi late on Friday to mark the signing of an association agreement with the European Union (EU) earlier in the day with a special concert of...
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