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The National Medical Council of Serbia annually issues around 800 certificates needed by doctors when applying for jobs abroad. In Kosovo and Bosnia, national medical workers' associations report that hundreds of highly qualified doctors leave each year.

In addition, one of the issues of "discord" within the Union is the alleged conflict of interest of one of the EU leaders, according to European media.
Instead of leading the EU into a more integrated post-Brexit era, three major institutions that have to cooperate to make the Union function effectively — the Council, Commission and Parliament — are fighting each other.

The White House has said it is preparing to end its subscription to the New York Times and Washington Post for government agencies.

The idea, announced by the Wall Street Journal, was justified in saving money, BNR reports.

French Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard has failed to get the European Parliament's approval. She will have to answer further questions and is likely to be heard again.

European lawmakers want more and better answers from Sylvie Goulard, Politico reported.

The European Parliament on Tuesday elected Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission — the first woman to hold the EU's top executive job, reported POLITICO. 

Greek-American lobbyist Andy Manatos of the firm Manatos & Manatos has responded to a US Justice Department act aimed at cracking down on violations of lobbying rules by registering as an agent acting on behalf of Cyprus' government, Politico has reported.

In an interview with the magazine Politico, conservative New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his conviction that the opposition party would win in the next geernal elections and vowed to stop the over-taxation of the Greek middle class.

I'm Ryan Heath, political editor at Politico. Welcome to Politico's special European Elections Playbook series looking into the political scene in 19 European Union countries in the weeks running up to the European Parliament election on May 23-26.

Facing heavy losses in May's European Parliament election, France's two traditional major parties risk becoming just bit-part players in the two biggest blocs in the chamber, Politico reported.

That, in turn, will mean fewer influential posts for lawmakers and less clout in the Parliament for one of the EU's big powers and founding members.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will run in the European Parliament election in May, he announced Thursday.

"At my lovely age, I've decided out of a sense of responsibility to head for Europe where there is a lack of deep thinking about the world," said Berlusconi, 82, in Sardinia on the first stop of his campaign tour, POLITICO EU reported.