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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against Greece in the shooting of a Syrian man during a coast guard's pursuit of a migrant smuggling boat near a Greek island about a decade ago.

The Vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, announced strong backing for Bulgaria and Romania's full accession to the Schengen zone by the end of the year. Speaking before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Šefčovič emphasized ongoing efforts to reinforce external borders and pilot projects with FRONTEX.

STRASBOURG - The European Parliament decided on Monday to put a debate on the post-election situation in Serbia on Wednesday's agenda of its plenary session, which ends on January 18.

Passing a resolution on the Serbian elections was also included in the agenda.

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament will most likely not discuss the recent Serbian elections at next week's plenary session in Strasbourg after political groups have failed to reach a consensus on the matter, Tanjug learns.

However, there is a small likelihood of the issue being put on the session's agenda on Monday, Tanjug's sources said.

Member of parliament and former minister of New Democracy, Theodoros Rousopoulos stands on the brink of assuming the presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, having gathered 73% in Thursday's vote among European People's Party members from the Council's 46 member countries. 

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STRASBOURG - The European Parliament passed a "Resolution on the recent developments in the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue" on Thursday.

The document is not legally binding and any recommendations in it require a consensus of EU member states.

STRASBOURG - The European Parliament has approved proposals for an EU media freedom law aimed at protecting reporters from political interference, allowing them to keep sources secret and ensuring media pluralism across the bloc. At the same time, obstacles to media freedom are becoming increasingly apparent across the continent.

The European Court of Human Rights stopped the Bulgarian authorities from returning to Iran a man sentenced to death there. This happened after the Bulgarian lawyer Sofia Razboinikova asked the institution to impose temporary measures and the court granted the request.

At its last meeting in Strasbourg before the summer vacation, the European Parliament will vote, at the beginning of July, on a new call for the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen. This was decided today by the parliamentary committee on petitions, BTA reported.