Politics of Europe

BELGRADE - The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) will issue the collective electoral list for the March 16 early parliamentary elections which will comprise slates submitted by 19 parties, coalitions and civil organisations.

The RIK session will take place on Wednesday at midnight.

BELGRADE – Serbia’s Minister without Portfolio in charge of European integration Branko Ruzic and Director of the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate General for Enlargement Jean-Eric Paquet said Monday that Serbia has made substantial progress in reforms.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will win 44 percent of votes in the March 16 elections, ahead of the coalition gathered around the Serbian Socialist Party (SPS) with 13 percent of votes, states the latest survey of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) published in the Monday's edition of the Belgrade-based daily Blic.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Vojislav Kostunica said on Saturday that Serbia's moral and traditional values are at risk, and that the country is being subjected to aggressive propaganda aimed at historical revisionism and change in the historical conscience.

BELGRADE - Belgrade citizens' support to Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at this point totals 42.5 percent while the Democratic Party (DS) can count on the votes of 17.4 percent of people, shows the latest survey carried out by FAKTOR PLUS agency.

Svetlin Tanchev, an MP formerly from the largest opposition group GERB, will represent the newly-established party Bulgaria Without Censorship.

Although he has not joined the party, he is expected to stand for its interests in the Bulgarian Parliament starting from Tuesday, Dnevnik.bg reports.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was traveling to Strasbourg on Tuesday for the launch of the European Union’s High Level Group on Own Resources.

Italy's new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi received the backing of the upper house of Parliament for his newly formed cabinet.

Following over 10 hours of debates in Parliament on Monday, Renzi won the confidence vote with 169 MPs "for", and 139 "against".

The government is to lift restrictions on MPs standing as candidates in the European Parliament elections though MPs of co-ruling New Democracy will have to quit their seats before running as MEPs, Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis said on Monday.

UZICE – The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) will compete in the early parliamentary elections on March 16 with a new state policy crucial for Serbia’s future, party leader Vojislav Kostunica has said.