Pro-EU Serb leader fails to get clear victory
07.05.12 @ 09:28
Preliminary results in Serbia’s presidential election indicate the pro-EU incumbent, Tadic, will face a run-off against Nikolic, a former ultranationalist.
Poland: Euro2012 boycott based on ulterior motives
03.05.12 @ 09:24
Polish President Komorowski has accused EU boycotteers of the Euro2012 games in Ukraine of ulterior motives.
Iceland considers Canadian dollar instead of euro
15.03.12 @ 09:24
Iceland's Prime Minister has said the tiny Nordic country faces a choice between using the Canadian dollar or the euro.
North Kosovo 'solution' threatens Bosnia and Macedonia
29.02.12 @ 18:30
Political fragmentation, poverty and nascent Wahhabism in the Western Balkans are cause for serious alarm and for an overhaul of EU and US policy.
Ukraine steps up anti-opposition campaign after initialing EU pact
10.04.12 @ 09:28
Ukraine has stepped up efforts to dismantle the country's main opposition party after initialing an agreement with the EU.
Serbia gets EU candidate status, Romania gets nothing
02.03.12 @ 09:29
EU countries have granted candidate status to Serbia, sweeping aside Romania's concerns on minority rights as a bogus issue.
Romania flexes muscle at EU meeting on Serbia
28.02.12 @ 20:49
Romania caused confusion and annoyance with last-minute demands at an EU meeting on Serbia in Brussels on Tuesday.
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EU diplomats: Serbia to get candidate status
28.02.12 @ 09:29
EU diplomatic sources say objections raised by Lithuania, Poland and Romania are not serious enough to stop ministers recommending that Serbia gets official candidate status.
Dutch far right opens anti-Polish hotline
09.02.12 @ 17:47
The Dutch far-right Freedom Party, a key ally of the centre-right coalition government, on Wednesday opened up a website to collect complaints about people from Central and Eastern Europe residing in The Netherlands.
Croatians say Yes to EU accession
23.01.12 @ 09:22
Croatians voted in favour of joining the European Union on Sunday in a popular referendum that will see it become the 28th member state, but the turnout was low.
Brussels-based Turks say No to Europe
20.01.12 @ 09:42
People from the Turkish quarter in Brussels explain why they do not think Turkey should join the EU anymore.
Serbia gets political support for EU bid
24.02.12 @ 09:28
Leaders from Germany, France, Italy and Austria have voiced their support for Serbia to become a future member of the EU. The move comes ahead of next week's EU summit which is due to discuss the matter.
Greek 'wall' is negative symbol, Turkey says
09.02.12 @ 09:23
Turkey's EU affairs minister has described the Greek anti-migrant fence as a symbol of division between the Union and outside countries.
Huge obstacles on Kosovo's way to EU visa-free travel
20.01.12 @ 18:14
The EU commission has started talks on visa-free travel with Kosovo. But serious problems - from regional politics to organised crime - stand in the way.
Croatia: new EU member on the horizon
19.01.12 @ 18:20
After six years of negotiations and amid an ongoing territorial dispute with Slovenia, Croatia will hold a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to become the 28th EU member state.
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