Federica Mogherini
Dacic, Joksimovic welcome Mogherini's appointment
BELGRADE - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic welcomed on Monday Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's appointment as the new EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk's appointment as the President of the European Council, stressing that both supported Serbia's EU integration.
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President Plevneliev: Bulgaria’s Georgieva Will Be Awarded ‘Strong Economic Portfolio’
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has suggested that Bulgaria will be assigned a strong portfolio and will enjoy a much more vocal and dignified representation in the next European Commission.
EU Picks Mogherini as New Foreign Policy Chief, Tusk as President
Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was appointed on Saturday as the European Union’s new foreign policy chief.
European leaders also chose Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the new President of the European Council, the current President Herman Van Rompuy announced in tweets at the EU summit in Brussels.
Good Luck, Kristalina!
EU leaders meet in Brussels on Saturday afternoon to decide who will be the next President of the European Council and EU’s foreign policy chief.
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PES Leader Says Will Back Georgieva’s Nomination for Top EU Post
Sergei Stanishev has said he’ll back Kristalina Georgieva for the post of EU foreign policy chief if EU leaders decided to give the position to the European People’s Party.
EU ministers seek unity on arming Iraqi Kurds
EU ministers convene in Brussels on Aug. 15 in a rare summertime meeting to seek unanimous approval for the shipment of arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists.
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FT: Kristalina Georgieva 'Among Most Effective Commissioners'
Kristalina Georgieva has been nominated to become EU foreign policy chief "in an attempt to break the deadlock" over who will take the post, the Financial Times wrote Wednesday.
Italy Nominates Federica Mogherini for EU Foreign Policy Chief
Italy has officially nominated Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the country’s candidate to become the EU’s new high representative for foreign affairs.
Serbia "loyal to EU - but not at expense of economy"
Serbia "loyal to EU - but not at expense of economy"
NIŠ -- PM Aleksandar Vučić has said that Serbia's loyalty to the EU is not in question, but called on Brussels to respect the vital national interests of the country.
He urged the organization "not to expect Serbia to cause harm to its own economy for the sake of the EU path."
Vucic: Serbia is loyal to EU, but not at expense of economy
NIS - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia's loyalty to the European Union is not in question, but called on Brussels to respect the vital national interests of the country and not expect it to cause harm to its own economy for the sake of the EU path.