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EU's Varhelyi: Accession talks with two Balkan states could open in weeks
The European Union could open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia within weeks as both countries have made good progress in their preparations, the European Commission's enlargement chief, Oliver Varhelyi, said on Thursday.
Balkan Insight in 2019: Stories That Mattered Most
Kosovo and Serbia stayed away from the dialogue table, while people in Kosovo said it was time for change and handed an election victory to opposition parties. A new wave of elections is before us in 2020, starting with Croatia, which elects a president on January 5.
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development meets Polish counterpart
The Polish Minister of Agriculture, Krzysztof Ardanowski, asked his Romanian counterpart, Minister Adrian Oros, to have a bilateral meeting, to discuss topics of common interest such as the funding of agriculture under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in the 2021-2027 interval, capping direct payments, redistributive payment, supporting family farms and young farmers, as well as drafti
The Summit of the Visegrad Group in Prague begins, Vucic participates
The Summit of the Visegrad Group (V4) has started in the Lany Chateau in Prague, with the participation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic who is there at the invitation of Czech President Milos Zeman.
Vucic to attend the Summit of the Visegrad Group in Prague today
The meeting of the Summit of the Visegrad Group in Prague will also be attended by President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Caputova, President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman, President of Hungary Jnos der, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, it is said in a press office statement.
On the V4 - WB Summit in Prague, Brnabic greeted with a bouquet, Pristina absent
Apart from the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, as a host of the event, the lunch is attended by the prime ministers of Hungary Victor Orban, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Slovakia Peter Pelegrini, as well as prime ministers of Western Balkans, among others, Albanian PM Edi Rama, Montenegrin PM Dusko Markovic, and Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev.
#DiplomaticCentennial/Ambassador Dranga:Romania, Poland regional leaders wishing strong trans-Atlantic ties, deep bilateral relations with US
The joint celebration of the Centennial of Romania's Greater Union and the Independence Centennial of Poland offer the two states cooperation opportunities for emphasizing their modern history's reference moments, added to the Romania-Poland strategic partnership, the Romanian ambassador to Poland, Ovidiu Dranga, told AGERPRES in an interview.
EU mum on reported US plan for Kosovo
Also, Federica Mogherni's team informs representatives of EU member states about this topic during meetings of various working groups of the Council of the EU.
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Visegrad-Western Balkans meeting in Athens a 'smart call,' says US envoy
The US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt welcomed an initiative by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to organise a meeting of his counterparts from the so-called Visegrad Group countries - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - and the Western Balkans, describing it as a "smart call."
Pyatt said the move underlines Greece's role "as a builder of bridges across the region."
Name talks between FMs of Greece and FYROM resume
Athens and Skopje are reportedly examining a scenario whereby the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will be given enough time to approve a deal that will ensure that its name will be used "erga omnes" - domestically and internationally - and to review its constitution.
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