European integration

Bosnia made a historic step on its path towards eventual membership of the European club after the EU General Affairs Council on Tuesday approved its long dormant Stabilization and Association Agreement, SAA.

EU reacts to Albanian PM's statement

BRUSSELS -- The EU has reacted to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's statement about "unification of Kosovo and Albania."

BELGRADE - Head of the negotiating team in Serbia's EU accession talks Tanja Miscevic stated on Tuesday that Serbia is excellently prepared for the negotiations and hopes that certain chapters in the EU accession talks would be opened and closed by the end of the year.

BELGRADE - Serbia is expected to pay attention to the continuation of reforms in the judiciary, public administration and protection of fundamental human and minority rights and freedoms, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson said on Thursday.

Iceland withdraws EU membership candidature

REYKJAVIK -- Iceland's authorities announced late on Thursday that the country's bid to join the EU as a member had been withdrawn.

The decision was made two years after a eurosceptic coalition came to power, promising it would end Iceland's European integrations process.

STRASBOURG - Serbia's Minister with Portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic welcomed Wednesday's adoption in the European Parliament (EP) of a resolution on Serbia's progress in European integration.

STRASBOURG - Serbia's Minister with Portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic welcomed Wednesday's adoption in the European Parliament (EP) of a resolution on Serbia's progress in European integration.

BELGRADE - Countries in the region need to set up a higher level of cooperation because only together can they act as an important factor in Europe and the EU, states one of the conclusions reached at the 10th conference of the European integration committees from the countries in the Stabilisation and Association process for South East Europe which is taking place in the Serbian parliament.

Montenegrin activists work to increase support for NATO

NATO membership is beneficial because it improves democratic principles, state security and EU integration, experts and citizens say.

Citizens need to become more aware of what NATO membership would mean for the country, activists say. [AFP]

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday called for the creation of an EU army in the wake of rising tensions with Russia.
      
Juncker said the force could help counter new threats beyond the bloc's borders and defend European "values", in an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper.