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Romanian Parliament has on Wednesday adopted with 344 votes for and 17 abstentions a political declaration that requests President Traian Basescu resign from his position as head of state, following his brother's involvement in acts of corruption, a release of the Chamber of Deputies to AGERPRES informs.

Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba in Luxembourg on Tuesday participated in the General Affairs Council meeting, the discussions having focused mainly on the preparation of the Summer European Council meeting (June 26-27, 2014), granting the candidate status to Albania, the annual exercise European Semester of coordinating the economic policies in the EU and the

By Guntram B. Wolff *

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) will adjudicate on July 9 the Prime Minister's notification regarding the constitutional conflict between the Government and the President regarding the Romanian state's representative in the European Council.

BUCHAREST - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that the countries of South East Europe have made great progress at the political level and in European integration, but numerous challenges, such as economic growth and job creation, lie ahead and the region must face them together.

The opposition to Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission President candidacy is increasingly waning, much to the disliking of UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled an action plan of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) that hands Serbia a major role and includes a phased reconstruction of the railway line from Belgrade to Bar.

Experts are confident Albania will obtain EU candidate status

The optimism is based on the recent European Commission recommendation for candidate membership status.

Onlookers said they expect the European Council to follow a recommendation by the European Commission (EC) that Albania obtain EU candidate member status.