Withdrawal from the European Union
EU recovers from shock Trump interview
BELGRADE - Politicians across Europe have been reacting to a wide-ranging Donald Trump interview, hitting back at the US president-elect's "astonishing" statements on EU policies, NATO and the Iran nuclear deal.
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Divided European Parliament to elect new president
The European Parliament faces a stormy election for a new president on Jan. 17 after a long-standing coalition of pro-EU parties collapsed just as the crisis-hit bloc confronts a wave of eurosceptic populism.
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EP draft resolution talks about "policy on Russia," Savamala
The EP "welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of EU integration and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiation."
This is contained in a motion for a European Parliament (EP) resolution on the 2016 EU Commission Report on Serbia.
The inevitable truth
Like it or not, the discussion on whether Greece would be better off with its own currency will flare up again. All around us we hear people questioning whether the current situation is sustainable, pointing to the fact that overtaxation is strangling households and the economy, and generating a sense that the country is in a black hole.
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Britain's EU ambassador quits before Brexit trigger
The United Kingdom's ambassador to the European Union resigned on Jan. 3, adding uncertainty to the Brexit process less than three months before the U.K. is due to trigger its departure negotiations.
Decision on Greek debt relief delayed
There was a further delay on Wednesday in the process for unlocking the short-term debt relief measures for Greece.
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Finns Reject Holding of Referendum on EU Membership
The petition for holding a referendum on Finland's membership of the EU did not collect enough signatures in order to be discussed in Parliament, reported Reuters.
The idea of Fixit was proposed by the youth wing of the Eurosceptic Finns Party (previously known as the True Finns) which is part of the government.
EWG to criticize Greek government handouts
Tuesday's Euro Working Group will discuss a critical report on Greece's recently announced measures on pensions and VAT, which Kathimerini has seen, while senior eurozone finance ministry officials are due to decide whether to re-enact the short-term measures for easing Greece's debt that were frozen last week.
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Berlin asks if Greek reforms are compatible with bailout obligations
Germany has asked the institutions involved in Greece's aid program to assess whether Greek reforms are compatible with its bailout obligations and wants a quick answer to avoid delaying short-term debt measures, a finance ministry spokesman said.
Italy Referendum Threatens EU
BELGRADE - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's decision to resign after losing the referendum to amend the Constitution has set the European country on the road to election in 2017. The election may prove to be a semi-final year for the European Union (EU) with founding members Germany, France and Italy going to the polls with strong Eurosceptic and populist candidates in the running.
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