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Enlargement Policy News
EU enlargement blues, eyes on Croatia, FYROM, Turkey – and Greece Even as Greece’s economic crisis had Italy fretting over how it would affect the Eurozone’s plans to let more countries use the euro as a currency, a spurt of support has blossomed for candidates ranging No Mladic yet, but Serbia readies its application for the EU’s club  Hoping that the Netherlands - angered that Serbia hasn’t found accused war criminal Ratko Mladic, who has been seen in the county - will step aside and stop blocking its plans to join the European G8 officials call for clean energy Top world energy officials meeting in Rome on May 25, pledged to promote global economic recovery through energy investments, including boosting development of “cleaner” alternatives to fossil fuels such as oil and coal. Representatives from EU will keep pushing for Slovenia- Croatia border compromise  The European Union said it has not given up trying to find a compromise solution to the obscure border row between Slovenia and Croatia which has belatedly stymied Croatia’s bid to join the EU, the Minister says Turkey wants only full EU membership Turkey’s new foreign minister has ruled out Turkey accepting anything but full membership of the European Union, Turkish newspapers reported. “We will either become a full member of the EU or not become a member Troubled Iceland is knocking on the EU’s door too A nearly-ruined economic country, Iceland said it hopes to start talks this year to eventually become a member of the European Union, although it’s at the bottom of a waiting list that includes other countries Slovenia tells EU to back off over Croatia European Union officials have urged Slovenia and Croatia to quickly resolve their border dispute, warning that the row could also slow down the EU membership bids of other Balkan nations as well, but Slovenia isn’t Barroso presses Turkish President on freedom of the press  Departing from traditional caution and a kid-gloves handling of Turkey, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul that his country must do more to insure freedom of the press. “Full Turkey’s new face in Brussels  Following the spotlight recently placed on Istanbul and Ankara by the Middle East, Europe and the US, New Europe sat down with one of Brussels’ newest political figures. Kader Sevinc CHP Representative to the EU Smaller EU states say “cliques” undermine unity over economy  The European Union’s battle against righting countries crippled by the recession is being undermined by political infighting and insider clubs more concerned about national interests and excluding smaller members, a group of diplomats and ministers Five years after enlargement: EU bigger, stronger, more dynamic and culturally richer  The recent enlargements of the European Union were a milestone in the process of unifying Europe and have brought benefits to citizens throughout the Union. What are the direct consequences? On one side there are EU wants Slovenia and Croatia to bury the hatchet The European Union expects “clarity” on how to solve a border row between Slovenia and Croatia within weeks, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said. The prime ministers of the embattled countries are set to meet EU says enlargement economic success despite turmoil The European Union’s explosive expansion across Central and Eastern Europe in 2004 was an economic success, despite the financial turmoil now sweeping the region, the EU’s executive said in an analysis of how the newcomers Romania could be next to lose EU funds over corruption Romania is in line to become the second country, after Bulgaria, to have millions of Euro in European Union funds frozen after the bloc’s executive issued a critical report suggesting Bucharest was not doing enough Commission reports on Western Balkans The report ‘EU regionally relevant activities in the Western Balkans 2008/09’ published by the European Commission, addresses the main improvements and initiatives supporting the political and economic developments in the countries of the Western Balkans. Bankrupt Iceland on fast track to join the EU Although its banks went bust and its government was ousted, Iceland is still on the dance card to join the European Union, even if its finances would otherwise forbid being part of the club. That’s Ahtisaari asked to mediate Croatian-Slovenian dispute The European Commission has asked Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari to try to resolve a long-standing border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia, officials in Brussels said. Ahtisaari, a diplomat who formally worked as a Inch by inch, Turkey moves toward EU accession Turkey took another small step towards European Union membership on December 19 by opening two new negotiating chapters with the bloc's executive, the European Commission. But after talks in Brussels with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali INTERVIEW with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia  Croatia lies on the map of the European Union like a gap in a puzzle waiting to be filled. Croatian Prime Minister, Ivo Sa nader spoke to New Eur ope’s Editor Alexandros Koronakis on the Irish to vote again as Sarkozy presents united EU front  The European Summit last week will be remembered for the fastest agreements on three major issues ever announced on time as the EU leaders called it an “historic summit.” There were congratulations galore as the |
It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda, especially when engaging with children, but their Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the A GMO hot potato Near-bankrukpt Greece a culture of corruption, $1 billion a year in bribes Mr. Papandreou goes to Washington Suffer Little Children There more barriers in Ukraine than in Europe Farage to Belgium: I'm sorry; but he's not apologizing to Van Rompuy David Cameron and the Rumble in the Jungle Architecture in Europe Nazi Gold starts a German-Greek war of words France tells Serbia to get over it, Kosovo is gone Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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