Serbia's EU Accession -they must sustain this positive momentum
28/03/2012
The plenary session of the European Parliament today discussed the progress of Serbia for the first time since it became a candidate country for membership of the EU. Due to the progress in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and in...
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EP rapporteur welcomes decision to grant Serbia candidate status
02/03/2012
Responding to the European Council's approval of Serbia's candidate status following the lifting of a last minute Romanian reserve over the treatment of minorities, Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia), EP rapporteur on Serbia's accession...
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Serbia has fought hard but still needs to be more ambitious
28/02/2012
EU foreign ministers at the General Affairs Council stated today that Serbia fulfils the necessary criteria to be given official candidate status. Despite reservations by Romania, it is widely expected that EU leaders will...
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Croatian accession is the beginning of a new future
01/12/2011
Following the approval today in the European Parliament in Brussels, Croatia is firmly on the way to EU membership. The accession treaty will be formally signed in December, and Croatia is scheduled to join the European...
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Bulgaria and Romania unfairly disqualified from "Schengen League"
13/10/2011
Today the European Parliament voted on a resolution urging all Member States to take the decision on enlarging the Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania solely on the basis of the Schengen acquis and procedures. The...
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Croatia should now be confirmed as next EU Member State
10/06/2011
Ivo Vajgl (ALDE/Zares; Slovenia) welcomed the Commission's proposal today to close the four remaining chapters in Croatia's membership negotiations, clearing the path for Croatia to become the 28th Member State of the EU on 1st...
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Iceland passes bill to repay Icesave losses to Britain and Netherlands
16/02/2011
The Icelandic Parliament has approved a bill which will lead to the repayment of British and Dutch depositors who lost funds when the Icesave bank collapsed.
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Croatia must overcome final hurdles in accession process
16/02/2011
ALDE have given its full backing to the 2010 progress report on Croatia today during a vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Reform of the Judiciary, press freedom and protection of minorities including the return of...
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ALDE calls for further progress on reforms in Turkey
10/02/2011
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee today approved Turkey's 2010 progress report sending a strong message of support for further reforms ahead of Turkey's general elections this June.
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Serbia moves one step closer to EU
19/01/2011
Today's ratification of the EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) in the European Parliament has been welcomed by ALDE MEP Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia), who said it would send a strong message of support to the...
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