European External Action Service

Bulgaria EU Presidency Seeks to Promote Europe-Middle East Ties

Bulgaria, which holds the current EU Presidency, expressed its desire Monday to work with the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to boost ties between the EU and the Middle East region. "We are working with the EEAS (European External Action Service) on relations with the Middle East.

Serbia to open 2 new EU chapters - third blocked by Germans

The final decision to open chapters 6 (company law) and 30 (external relations) was made on Wednesday by EU member-states' ambassadors, Tanjug said.

Although chapter 33 on financial and budgetary provisions has been the subject of consideration among member-states until the last moment, Tanjug learned that five countries did not greenlight its opening.

Eight EU states want "more work to counter Russian propaganda"

Eight EU countries have signed a letter asking for "Russian propaganda to be countered, especially in the Western Balkans."

Tanjug reported this on Tuesday, citing the Croatian daily Jutarnji List, which in turn, quoted the Brussels-based website EUobserver - which said it had seen the letter, sent to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Vucic, Eichhorst in four-hour discussion on Serbia's EU path

BELGRADE - Serbia is committed to continue to work diligently on EU approximation while remaining strongly committed to maintain its independence, sovereignty and military neutrality, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday during a meeting with Angelina Eichhorst, Director for Western Balkans and Turkey at the European External Action Service.

Mogherini's meeting with Vucic, Taci begins in Brussels

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini's meeting with Serbian and Kosovo Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hasim Taci began in the European External Action Service building in Brussels at 10.45 am Monday.

The meeting was preceded by Mogherini's bilateral meetings with Taci and Vucic.

EEAS: Vucic, Taci to work on starting new phase in dialogue

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo President Hasim Taci agreed at Monday's informal meeting hosted by EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels to work on starting a new phase of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue for "normalisation of relations and reconciliation," the European External Action Service said in a statement.

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