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The Composition of the Bulgarian Representation in Brussels will be Changed
Ministers will nominate a new composition of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union in Brussels.
EU Launches Asia Strategy to Rival China's 'New Silk Road'
AFP - As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay.
President Iohannis to attend opening of high-level general debate of 73rd session of UN General Assembly
AGERPRES special correspondent to New York, the US, Florentina Peia reports:
President Klaus Iohannis arrived at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday to attend the opening of the high-level segment of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 73) where US President Donald Trump will deliver a speech.
Frontex to Help Serbia Manage Migrant Challenge
Europe's Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Serbia's Interior Minister, Nebojsa Stefanovic, on Thursday initialed an agreement on cooperation between Serbia and Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
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EU Must Grasp World Role as U.S. Retreats, Juncker Says
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union must flex its muscles as a world power, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, as he spoke critically of U.S. President Donald Trump's retreat from international engagement.
Juncker Appeals for EU Unity Over Western Balkans
The European Union can export stability to the Western Balkans only if there is consensus inside the bloc, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament on Wednesday in his fourth and last annual State of the EU address.
He warned that if Europe did not shape the future of the Balkans, "others" would so so.
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Merkel calls for European solidarity to tackle illegal migration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to European Union members to show solidarity to ensure the Frontex border agency has sufficient powers to be effective and help stop illegal migration, in line with European Commission plans.
Talking with Palestinian politician, ForMin Melescanu reconfirms support for Middle East Peace Process
Romania's Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu welcomed Ahmad Majdalani, member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, on Wednesday, to reconfirm Romania's support for the completion of the Middle East Peace Process.
Europe is one step away from ending clock changes
It would mean an end to moving the clocks every March and October.
EU announced this after an informal poll in which most of the surveyed European citizen declared against the current system.
The president of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker told BBC that millions of people believed that "summer time should be year-round and that's what will happen."
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Juncker: EU Set to End Switch between Summer and Winter Time
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive said on Friday the bloc was set to end the practice of switching between summer and winter time after a survey found most EU citizens against the practice.