Cyprus should reunite, Rehn says
08.05.13 @ 17:13
Cyprus should reunite, a top EU official has said. But the issue remains highly sensitive on the Mediterranean island.
Highlights
Ashton clinches Kosovo-Serbia deal
19.04.13 @ 20:33
Serbia is to get a date for EU entry talks, Kosovo is to get control over its north and EU foreign policy chief Ashton got kudos after a breakthrough in talks.
Serbia says US partly to blame for failure of Kosovo talks
09.04.13 @ 09:29
Serb Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has blamed the US for blocking a potential land-swap deal with Kosovo which could have ended the frozen conflict over ethnic Serb enclaves.
EU warns Croatia on corruption, human trafficking
27.03.13 @ 10:16
With just three months left before Croatia joins the EU, the commission has urged it to do more on corruption and human trafficking.
Germany sides with Kosovo against Serbia
17.04.13 @ 08:47
German foreign minister Westerwelle has bluntly told Serbia it cannot open EU accession talks unless it cedes control of north Kosovo.
Germany warns Serbia on EU accession prospects
03.04.13 @ 17:50
Germany has warned Serbia its EU accession prospects hang on a result in the ongoing talks on Kosovo.
Hunting accident threatens Moldova's pro-EU course
12.03.13 @ 18:17
The accidental killing of a businessman on a hunting trip in Moldova is threatening to wreck the EU's only foreign policy success on its eastern flank.
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EU and Ukraine end cold spell in relations
25.02.13 @ 18:06
The EU has ended a mini-Cold-War with Ukraine by welcoming back its President in Brussels.
Germany and Poland join up on EU foreign policy
20.02.13 @ 09:29
Germany and Poland have put forward joint ideas on post-Soviet countries, in what some diplomats are calling a "new axis" in EU foreign policy.
Crime levels bode ill for Kosovo's EU visa-free bid
12.02.13 @ 19:03
Kosovo is lagging behind in crime fighting reforms, limiting its prospects of obtaining EU visa-free travel.
Iceland halts EU talks as elections loom
14.01.13 @ 21:06
Iceland's government has suspended negotiations to join the EU ahead of parliamentary elections in April.
Germany ready to re-start EU-Turkey talks
25.02.13 @ 09:29
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed France on re-starting EU accession talks with Turkey.
France ready to unblock EU-Turkey talks
13.02.13 @ 09:37
EU-Turkey accession talks could restart this week after a three-year gap following a French initiative to create a "new impetus."
Thaci to Serbia: get your 'forces' out of north Kosovo
17.01.13 @ 20:16
Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci has said Serbia should stop talking about autonomy for north Kosovo and pull out its security forces.
Kosovo: Serbia plan is attempt to 'change borders'
10.01.13 @ 09:29
Kosovo's envoy to the EU has said plans to give autonomy to Serbs in north Kosovo is an attempt to divide his country.
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