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The EU has Spared Turkey from being Blacklisted
Turkey has been spared from joining the EU's blacklist, diplomatic sources said, though it has failed to fulfill its commitments and Brussels is under pressure to handle the tensions with Ankara.
However, the 27 EU Member States will add the Cayman Islands, the first British overseas territory to join the Black List after Brexit.
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European Commission Unveils Revised Enlargement Strategy
Balkan EU hopefuls on Wednesday welcomed the unveiling of a new proposed methodology for European enlargement on Wednesday in Brussels by Olivér Várhelyi.
The Enlargement Commissioner said that the revised accession process needed to be more credible, with a stronger political steer, more dynamic and more predictable.
Time to open new page in EU accession: Turkish FM
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Feb. 5 warned against deepening distrust between Turkey and the European Union and said ties are passing through a very critical period.
The minister called on the EU to open a new page in accession talks which has been stalled for the past few years.
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EU diplomats to impose sanctions on two Turks over Cyprus EEZ drilling
European Union diplomats have agreed to impose sanctions against two Turkish nationals in response to Ankara's controversial search for hydrocarbons within Cyprus' exclusive economic zone, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing two officials who did not want to be named.
The beginning of Brexit
At the stroke of midnight in Brussels, Britain will officially leave the European Union, setting off negotiations in which London will seek to gain as many benefits as it can from the Union. At the same time, it will work toward bilateral agreements with EU member-states and countries outside the bloc.
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Croatia Activates EU’s Crisis Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
Croatia, which took on the six-month rotating European Union presidency on January 1, on Tuesday activated the EU's Integrated Crisis Response, IPCR, to the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed dozens of lives in China.
ForMin Aurescu: Credible enlargement process of the European Union, a strategic investment
A credible enlargement process of the European Union is a strategic investment and the accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia should be opened "without further delay or preconditions," Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Wednesday, as he participated in an event that marked the taking over by Croatia of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Romania Demands Justice Monitoring System for Whole EU
Romania has signalled its growing frustration with the CVM - a system of checks on its adherence to the rule of law - by demanding that similar monitoring be extended to the rest of the European Union.
Last Chance Saloon: Can the EU and Balkans be Reconciled in 2020?
Other EU member countries rushed to reassure the Balkans that Macron did not really mean it, that they could still live happily ever after as one.
Adrift? The Western Balkans in 2020
The optimism and hope of the 2000s crashed to a halt around the same time as the economic crisis engulfing the Eurozone spread to the Balkans during 2009. Regional economies stumbled as the European economic engine spluttered and struggled.
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