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07 Mar 08

EU Freezes Bulgarian Funds

Sofia _ The EU has frozen another fund earmarked for Bulgaria in response to alleged irregularities in the allocating of money from Brussels, Bulgarian media reported Friday.
06 Mar 08

Serbia & Croatia 'Join EU Together'

Belgrade _  Serbia and Croatia are likely to join the European Union at the same time, between 2012 and 2015, a Croatian news portal quoted the Swedish Ambassador to Belgrade as saying.
06 Mar 08

Macedonia Receives EU 'Benchmarks'

Skopje _ Macedonia received a list of "benchmarks" the country must meet in order to boost its European Union membership bid, during a visit by the bloc's Enlargement Commissioner.
05 Mar 08

A Look At The EC Report On The Balkans

Brussels _ With the European Commission calling this year “decisive for Western Balkans”, the EC has presented a report on the “state of play” for each country in the region with regards to its European integration.
05 Mar 08

EU Unveils Proposals For The Balkans

Brussels _ The European Union's Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has been unveiling proposals on how to help countries in the Western Balkans move closer to the bloc. 
 

04 Mar 08

Budget Cuts For Romania Ministries

Bucharest _ The Romanian Government will cut the budget of almost every ministry in a bid to reduce its financial deficit this year, the government said Monday.
03 Mar 08

Poll: Croats Want Fishing Zone Over EU

Zagreb _ Croats would rather stay out of the European Union than give up their right to control fishing in the Adriatic Sea, an opinion poll suggests.
29 Feb 08

Bosnia: Presidency Member Offends EU

Sarajevo _ Bosnian presidency member Zeljko Komsic has “disgraced” the country by rejecting the European Union’s offer for a meeting, Bosnian media and politicians said Friday.
28 Feb 08

Bosnian Serbs Dispute Secession Claim

Banja Luka _ A top Bosnian Serb official criticised a statement by the body overseeing the implementation of Bosnia's peace agreement which said the country's entities have no right to secede.

28 Feb 08

Bosnia Could Sign EU Deal In April

Brussels _ Bosnia and Herzegovina could sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, SAA with the European Union in April, the EU's Enlargement Commissioner said.
27 Feb 08

EU Parliament Backs Macedonia's Bid

Skopje _ A date for when to start Macedonia's EU accession talks should be known by the end of 2008, a resolution by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday.

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27 Feb 08

'No Timetables' For OHR In Bosnia

Brussels _ There will be no timetables for the withdrawal of the international community's top envoy to Bosnia, the body overseeing the compliance of the country's post-war agreement, said Wednesday.
27 Feb 08

Romania 'Gave Illegal State Aid'

Bucharest _ Romania must recover € 27 million from Automobile Craiova, the European Commission ordered Wednesday, claiming this money was illegal state aid.
26 Feb 08

Bulgarians & Romanians Working In UK

Sofia _ More than 30,000 Bulgarians and Romanians received permission to work in Great Britain in 2007 the British Immigration Service said Tuesday.
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26 Feb 08

Macedonia's EU Talks 'Not in 2008'

Brussels _ Macedonia should not count on beginning European Union accession talks during the course of this year, the EU's Enlargement Commissioner suggested Tuesday.

In-Depth

16 May 13

Boosting the Balkans’ Progress Towards the EU

Ten years after the Thessaloniki summit, the EU enlargement process for the western Balkans needs an injection of new energy.

29 Apr 13

Croatia’s EU Benefits Tempt Bosnian Youth

Young Bosnians with Croatian passports will have new opportunities to work in Europe after Croatia joins the EU in July - but some regard this privilege with mixed feelings.

16 Apr 13

Serbia Mulls Economic Cost of Losing EU Talks Date

Belgrade’s failure to obtain a start date for EU membership talks in June will not cause immediate damage to the economy, but the long-term implication are worrying, experts say.

09 Apr 13

Brussels Should Not Reward Serbia With Membership Talks

Europe should not offer Belgrade a start date for talks until it offers its own minorities the same privileges it demands for the Serbs in Kosovo.

03 Apr 13

Far Right Rears its Head Again in Croatia

The recent revival of hate speech, mainly targeting Serbs, presents an unwelcome challenge for the government - and for the country as it prepares to join the EU.

01 Apr 13

Spring Could Prove Fateful for EU Balkan Enlargement

Three upcoming reports will help determine the EU prospects of Kosovo, Serbia and Macedonia; of the three, the latter is causing by far the most concern.

22 Mar 13

Serbia Eyes Germany With Fear and Hope

In the run-up to a crucial EU decision on opening membership talks with Belgrade, Serbs are unclear which way Berlin will jump.

12 Mar 13

Britain’s Mindless New ‘Bulgarian Agitation’

The media campaign against Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants plumbs new depths each week. Who would have guessed this country once put Bulgaria on a pedestal?

05 Mar 13

Balkan Migrants – Social Problem or Straw Man for Germany?

Reports about the number of impoverished migrants from Bulgaria and Romania are alarming Germany - but how accurate are these claims?

08 Feb 13

The Balkans Face Unique Challenges in Europe

Questions of democratic development are more complex in the Western Balkans than elsewhere in Eastern Europe.