EU thumbs-up for Balkans trio, but warning for Croatia
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The EU took a significant step towards its next wave of expansion, naming dates for Romania and Bulgaria to sign entry accords while agreeing an earlier-than-expected start for talks with Croatia.
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Croatia's government is hoping to secure a date for accession talks when European Union leaders huddle for their winter summit in Brussels next Thursday despite signs of growing Euroscepticism at home.
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UK Europe Minister, Denis MacShane, has welcomed the decision of the Macedonian people in Sundayâs referendum. âThis is a clear signal that Macedonia wants to continue on its path towards full membership
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"We have seen what happened in former Yugoslavia when the European Union did not take things in hand."  European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday. via Reuters
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It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece and Cyprus to stand in the way of Turkey&#39;s aspirations to join the European Union.
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Prime ministers of three Balkan countries this week signed an agreement in Bulgaria to build an oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Adriatic.
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Adorned with Turkish and EU flags, Turkey&#39;s newspapers hailed Thursday an official EU report recommending the country start talks to join the bloc, while largely ignoring the stringent conditions attached to the announcement.
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The EU signs visa deals with five Balkan states, making it cheaper and easier for their nationals to travel in Europe.
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Romania and Bulgaria welcome the announcement that they will be admitted to the EU in January 2007.
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"Anyone who wants Serbia as a partner has to know Serbia will accept partnership only as a whole country, not as a country cut in two"  Serb Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica warned the European Union on Tuesday that sending a supervisory mission to the breakaway province of Kosovo could damage relations with Serbia. via The Washington Post
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Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria all could be part of the European Union by 2007, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Sept.
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In this poor Balkan country set to join the European Union in January, brazen slayings -- along with gang shootouts and car and apartment bombings -- have almost become part of the fabric of everyday life.Comment
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The European Union is to adopt a new "twin track" approach to its dealings with the two officially united Balkan republics of Serbia and Montenegro, in an attempt to speed up their preparations for EU ...
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The European Union on Wednesday confirmed a plan to cut its EUFOR peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia, as security improves in the former Balkans hotspot.
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NAIROBI, - The European Union (EU) has welcomed last week&#39;s adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution that warns Sudan of punitive measures, including sanctions, if it failed to protect civilians in the strife-torn western region of
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The European Union is set to approve a first step toward closer ties with Serbia and Montenegro Monday after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect turned himself in to the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia, ...
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Senior EU officials visit Croatia and Serbia to discuss progress towards EU accession.