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Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “appalled, like many others” shocked at EU candidate Turkey’s tough response to the protests. “I would like to see those who … have a different opinion and a different idea of society... All similar articles: 2163 »

View full article and comments @ Jun 17 - Turkey threatens to deploy Army against protesters, dubs unions strike ‘illegal’ [pic] Turkish government said it could deploy armed forces to quell anti-government protests. It also... All similar articles: 409 »

0 0 Iceland’s bid to join the EU is over, the country’s foreign minister told the European Commission on Thursday (13 June). “This is how democracy works,” said Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, on his first overseas trip, three weeks...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was shocked at Turkey's tough response to anti-government protests but she stopped short of demanding that the European Union call off accession talks with... All similar articles: 129 »

Turkish government said it could deploy armed forces to quell anti-government protests. It also called the nationwide general strike announced by unions “illegal.” In Ankara the police have blocked the striking workers,... All similar articles: 282 »

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was shocked at Turkey's tough response to anti-government protests but she stopped short of demanding that the European Union call off accession talks with... All similar articles: 124 »

VIENNA - Serbia should be given a start date for the accession talks with the EU, the Austrian and Romanian foreign ministers, Michael Spindelegger and Titus Corlatean have said. They said during the European Forum Wachau in... All similar articles: 92 »

Serbia's Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday Serbia expected a positive decision from Brussels about getting a start date for the accession talks with the EU, because any other decision would have a negative impact on the...

Croatia's entrance into the EU will accelerate its economic liberalisation and the development of the country's private sector. It is also likely to bring about an influx of EU funding in modernising the country's economy. The...

By Bojana Milovanovic If Serbia is awarded an European Union membership negotiation date by the end of the month, as expected, the country has a long list of reforms to complete to meet Union requirements. The country’s legal...

"Turkey is a pure example of how the EU membership process should function and a role model for all of us," Kosovo's deputy EU minister said. Kosovo and Montenegro, now focused on accession to the EU ropean Union after... All similar articles: 653 »

The Swedish foreign minister has reacted to a news story in the Financial Times over the reported lobbying by Germany to delay Turkey's accession negotiations with the European Union. World Bulletin/News Desk Swedish Foreign...

8:00am Saturday 15th June 2013 in Sport By Scott Wilson MIDDLESBROUGH'S hopes of a lucrative tie up with clubs in Croatia are set to be adversely affected by the terms of the Slavic nation's accession to the European Union.... All similar articles: 118 »

Iceland's bid to join the EU is over, the country's foreign minister told the European Commission on Thursday.Related Stories[Opinion] Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?[Analysis] Democracy is the real victim... All similar articles: 56 »

“The manner in which legislation is proposed and debated is itself a telling sign of a country’s readiness to join the European Union and ability to meet the Union’s democratic criteria,” says a letter of MEPs sent last week to... All similar articles: 1001 »

A protester sits outside Gezi Park in front of riot police vehicles on Friday The demonstrators who have filled Turkey’s streets and squares in recent weeks have decided to continue their protests, remaining in Istanbul’s... All similar articles: 6942 »

New Country Reports market report from Business Monitor International: "Croatia Business Forecast Report Q3 2013" ) -- 06/15/2013 -- We do not expect the recent souring of relations between Croatia and Serbia to threaten...

The government is to set up a foundation to organise and coordinate national festivities, including the 50th anniversary of Independence, the 40th anniversary of the Republic, the 35th anniversary of Freedom Day and 10 years of...

First published: Sat, Jun 15, 2013, 01:00 Things have changed for women over the past 40 years. Before 1973, most women in Ireland were forced to leave their job on marriage. But Ireland’s 1973 EU accession forced the State to...

Serbia hopes that the next EU summit on 27-28 June will take a decision to start accession talks in October, Suzana Grubješić, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of Serbia, told EurActiv Germany in an exclusive...

The accession of the 28th state – Croatia – to the European Union (EU) shows that Europe is not closed and must expand if it wishes to compete with the USA and China, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in Bratislava,...

By vilifying young protesters as extremists, looters and terrorists and seeking to crush their challenge to his 10-year rule, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is gambling with his political ... All similar articles: 4558 »

Turkish President Gul said EP should take Turkey's EU accession negotiations into consideration Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday that Taksim Gezi Park protests held across Turkey were similar to the ones in Madrid,...

After the decision of Island's government to suspend temporarily the negotiations on accession to the European Union (EU) and to call a referendum, strong bilateral relations between Lithuania and Island will continue to be...

Matej Delac is perhaps happier than most Croatian nationals at the country's accession into the European Union. When Chelsea snapped up Croatian youth international Matej Delac in the summer of 2009 they were quite simply...

Croatia’s President Ivo Josipovic on Thursday announced at a summit in Bratislava that he would meet officially with Serbia’s President Tomislav Nikolic in October or November. “I think that we will speak officially at a...

Author(s): Elena Ralli Following his meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Iurie Leancă, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle stressed that Moldova needs to...

NEW YORK - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic stated on Friday at the session of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Kosovo that Serbia is determined to implement the Brussels agreement. Serbia has high expectations of new...