Southeast Europe

EU, region to work together towards accession

The recent EU conference in Berlin showed that the Union will work to get the Balkans as part of Europe, officials said.

The EU wants the southeast European region to join Europe, analysts said, which was made clear at the recent Union conference in Berlin.

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BUCHAREST - The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has prepared a South East Europe 2020 strategy (SEE 2020) to help governments improve economies and create new jobs, participants of the First meeting of the Governing Board of the RCC SEE 2020 Strategy in Bucharest have said.

Blog site helps bridge EU, western Balkans

A blog site that focuses on EU integration for the western Balkans brings together policy-makers, analysts and students to debate regional issues.

The new website promotes the western Balkans' EU integration. [AFP]

Ukraine crisis spurs Balkan countries to co-operate

Regional countries sign agreements and plan joint projects to improve security and mutual trust.

Albania Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati and his Croatia counterpart Vesna Pusic sign a European Partnership agreement in Zagreb on March 21st. [Albania Ministry of Foreign Affairs]