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The informal meeting of the European Council has begun in Bratislava.

"I talked to German Chancellor and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel," wrote Bulgarian PM Borissov on Facebook.

BELGRADE - An estimated 5,000 members of ISIS terrorist group are currently living in the countries of the European Union (EU), Press TV reports.

BRUSSELS - Croatia has officially consented to the opening of Chapter 23 in Serbia's EU accession talks, ensuring a consensus within the EU on the matter.

Ambassadors of EU member states reached on Wednesday afternoon a consensus on the fulfilment of criteria for opening Chapter 23 in the talks with Serbia.

BRUSSELS - Croatia has officially consented to the opening of Chapter 23 in Serbia's EU accession talks, ensuring a consensus within the EU on the matter.

Ambassadors of EU member states reached on Wednesday afternoon a consensus on the fulfilment of criteria for opening Chapter 23 in the talks with Serbia.

Those who believe in "instant and total" integration of the EU do not understand what most people really want, says Donald Tusk.

The European Council president spoke on Monday during a meeting of his EPP Christian Democrat group to say that the current generation of EU politicians was responsible for creating "a utopia of Europe without nation states."

Croatia has once again prevented the reaching of a consensus within the EU regarding the opening of chapter 23 in Serbia's membership negotiations.

This took place on Wednesday as the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency until July, attempted to have consensus on the issue, in order for chapters 23 and 24 to be opened before the end of its mandate

European Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva said the Greek government needs to do more to improve the exterior border controls of the EU. Andreeva announced the Commission would present its final findings on May 12, on the reticence of controls some EU countries have imposed on internal EU borders for six more months.

Despite deep public misgivings in some countries, the European Union will this week drive forward a plan to grant Turks visa-free travel to Europe as a reward for having reduced a flood of refugees and migrants into Europe to a trickle.

European Commission spokesperson for Economic and Financial Affairs Annika Breidthardt told the press, Friday, there could be no forecast as to when a deal would be achieved between Greece and the institutions.

Turkey will fulfill all 72 criteria required to ensure the European Union grants its citizens visa-free travel by a May 4 deadline, Turkish EU Minister and Chief EU Negotiator Volkan Bozk?r said April 28.