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09.01.12 @ 09:29
The ongoing threat of a eurozone breakup has not discouraged the majority of Croatians from joining the Union, the latest poll says.
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Leaked report challenges EU line on Serbian judiciary
22.12.11 @ 19:33
Serbia's reform of the judiciary system is riddled with inconsistencies, intransparent and subject to political pressure, a leaked report shows in an apparent contradiction with the EU's public statement on the issue.
Football diplomacy: Euro 2012 and Ukraine
22.12.11 @ 08:43
The man in charge of Ukraine's Euro 2012 football championship has said Uefa is doing more than the EU institutions to modernise the country.
Croatia to hold referendum on EU membership in February
12.12.11 @ 10:36
One of the first tasks for the new Croatian government will be to fix the date for a referendum on EU membership, incoming foreign minister Vesna Pusić tells EUobserver.
Increased EU engagement with Ukraine is pressing
22.12.11 @ 14:25
The EU should not withdraw its support but strengthen its engagement with Ukraine and Ukrainians, writes Natalia Shapovalova.
Turkey and EU membership: a win-win situation
12.12.11 @ 17:39
Turkey and the EU share a common destiny to make the world a better place. But the EU must restore confidence in bilateral relations by unfreezing the enlargement process.
EU and Croatia remind world the Union is still working
09.12.11 @ 13:13
Croatia and 27 EU leaders on Friday signed the Balkan country's accession treaty amid fears of an EU break-up and solemn recollections of European wars.
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Serbia and Montenegro face setbacks on EU path
09.12.11 @ 01:46
Leaders are to grant Serbia EU candidate status in March 2012 provided it steps up talks with Kosovo, while Montenegro's membership talks will start in June pending a crackdown on corruption and crime.
Centre-left wins in Croatia, scores well in Slovenia
05.12.11 @ 09:30
Elections on Sunday brought in a left-leaning coalition in Croatia, as predicted, but caused a surprise in neighbouring Slovenia, where a new centre-left party led by a businessman mayor surpassed all expectations.
Serbia's EU bid uncertain as roadblocks stay in place
03.12.11 @ 15:50
Nothing has changed on the ground in north Kosovo after Serbia agreed a new border pact designed to help it get EU candidate status.
Free press on trial in EU aspirant Turkey
22.11.11 @ 09:26
The trial of 11 journalists - including Turkey's "last investigative reporter" - begins on Tuesday in a country which says it wants to join the EU.
UN court: Greece broke the law in Macedonia name dispute
05.12.11 @ 17:32
The International Court of Justice on has said Greece broke international law in vetoing Macedonia's entry to Nato due to a bilateral name dispute.
Ambivalent acronym highlights EU problems on north Kosovo
05.12.11 @ 08:57
Fudged language in a new agreement on north Kosovo shows how far the EU still has to go in its bid to normalise the most explosive place in the Balkans.
Sweden urges EU to take control of north Kosovo problem
28.11.11 @ 17:42
Sweden has said the EU should put pressure on Pristina to improve relations with Serbs in north Kosovo amid escalating violence.
Brinksmanship on all sides ahead of EU-Ukraine summit
17.11.11 @ 09:32
The EU is continuing to call for legal reform in Ukraine, while Ukraine is still demanding an EU accession promise ahead of a summit that is unlikely to see the initialing of a landmark association treaty.
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