Croatia's Mesic Re-Elected in Boost for EU Bid
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Croatians overwhelmingly gave  pro-Western President Stjepan Mesic a second term in an  election run-off, bolstering efforts to bring the former  Yugoslav republic to European Union membership, results showed  Monday.
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"I think Carla del Ponte was the only one who was impressed by Tolimir's arrest"  BELGRADE  - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on its support for the independence of Kosovo.Linking two issues the EU says are unrelated, Kostunica suggested negotiations on a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) could hinge on EU states accepting that the breakaway province must remain part of Serbia."Today's restart of talks on the SAA offers a good opportunity for the EU to show clearly that it looks on Serbia as a partner, which means full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia," he said in a statement. Read more
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Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader won  parliament's backing on Saturday for his proposed centre-right  coalition cabinet, which faces the uphill task of speeding up  Zagreb's European Union membership talks.
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Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader won parliament's backing on Saturday for his proposed centre-right coalition cabinet, which faces the uphill task of speeding up Zagreb's European Union membership talks.
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The European Union has welcomed the re-election of Serbia's pro-Western president.  Will it get Serbia an early EU entry?
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Polls open in Croatia's presidential election, after a campaign dominated by the prospect of joining the European Union.
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Bulgaria's centre-right Agrarian People's Union on Saturday re-elected its leader Anastasia Moser to her post, state radio reported.
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New candidates for the reshuffled European Commission win support from MEPs at nomination hearings.
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Croatians overwhelmingly gave pro-Western President Stjepan Mesic a second term in an election runoff, bolstering efforts to bring the former Yugoslav republic to European Union membership, results showed ...
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union gave the final green light yesterday to the second wave of its eastern enlargement, inviting Bulgaria and Romania to join the bloc in 2007 and agreeing to open entry talks with Croatia next March.
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Croatian President Stipe Mesic won a crushing victory over his ruling conservative party rival in an election runoff, securing a second five-year term and promising to lead the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union.
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The European Union Tuesday hailed recent legislative elections in Togo as peaceful and democratic, which could open the way for resuming aid after a 14-year suspension to this west African nation.
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Croatian President Stipe Mesic, who has criticized President Bush's foreign policy but has pledged to pursue strong relations with the United States, overwhelmingly won a second term in a runoff election.
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By Beti BilandzicPODGORICA - Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic set his sights on an economic development boom for Montenegro on Monday after cruising to re-election in the country he led to independence four ...
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The European Parliament approved Jose Manuel Barroso's revamped executive European Commission by a wide margin, ending a three-week political standoff that boosted the assembly's power.
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ZAGREB, Croatia  - Croatians voted for president  Sunday, with liberal incumbent Stjepan Mesic expected to win a  second term and help shepherd the former Yugoslav republic's  planned 2009 entry into the European Union.
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After three unprecedented, weeks of crisis, the new European Commission will finally be approved by MEPs today in a vote that will determine whether the incoming president, Jose Manuel Barroso, has restored his authority.