Politics of the European Union

BRUSSELS - A new meeting in the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, facilitated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, will be held in Brussels on Tuesday.

The talks will begin in the evening hours, and the delegations will be headed by Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa respectively.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has expressed support for a proposal to double funding for the EU naval operation in the Mediterranean.

De Maiziere, as cited by DPA, said that the European Commission had presented a 10-point plan to address the migration crisis during Monday's meeting of EU foreign and interior ministers in Luxembourg.

A wooden sailboat carrying dozens of immigrants ran aground on April 20 off the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes and at least three people, including a child, have drowned, the Greek coast guard said.

It is unclear how or why a boat carrying migrants ran ashore.

Joining the eurozone could be Romania's next major country project, the aim after this move being for the Romanians' living standards to get in line with those of the eurozone citizens, head of the European Commission's Representation to Romania Angela Filote told a press conference.

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"Full investigation into EULEX corruption claims needed"

EP Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek has said that a report that found no evidence of corruption in EU's mission in Kosovo, EULEX, "is only the first step."

The Austrian MEP called for "a full investigation into the work of the EU rule of law mission."

Government sources responded to a Financial Times report on Monday titled "Greece prepares for debt default if talks with creditors fail." Sources stated "we will let them down once again" adding that Greece is not preparing for default.

European Union Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis admitted on Monday that technical negotiations with Greece over its bailout program are ?very complicated? and that much ground needs to be covered before the April 24 Eurogroup.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu participates this Monday, in Barcelona, in the informal ministerial Conference joining EU Foreign Ministers and their counterparts from Southern European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) partner countries.

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By Nikos Konstandaras

BRUSSELS - Statements of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo Foreign Minister Hasim Taci on unification are unacceptable provocations and are not in line with the policy of cooperation in the region, Spokesperson of the European Commission Maja Kocijancic stated.