Tag for 'EU Enlargement'
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
On the referendum in Turkey: Statement by President Juncker, High Representative/Vice-President Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn Brussels, 16 April 2017 President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn issued the following statement [...]
Thursday, November 24th, 2016
Freeze EU accession talks with Turkey until it halts repression, urge MEPs 24-11-2016European Parliament MEPs want a temporary freeze on EU accession talks with Turkey. In a resolution voted on Thursday, they say Turkey should nonetheless remain “anchored” to the EU. They also pledge to review their position when the "disproportionate repressive measures" under the [...]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
2016 Enlargement Package: credible enlargement process key to driving transformation and anchoring stability in Southeast Europe Brussels, 9 November 2016 The European Commission adopted today its annual Enlargement Package. It assesses where the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey stand in implementing key political and economic reforms, and what needs to be done to [...]
Tuesday, September 20th, 2016
Council conclusions on the application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for membership of the EU 20/09/2016Council of the European Union The Council adopted conclusions asking the Commission to assess Bosnia and Herzegovina's application for EU membership. The Council welcomed the progress made by the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities in implementing their reform agenda and invited them [...]
Monday, April 25th, 2016
On the elections in Serbia: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn Brussels, 25/04/2016 "Serbia held elections at national, provincial and local levels on 24 April in a calm atmosphere.At Serbia's invitation international electoral observers are monitoring the elections and their assessment and recommendations presented today are an important guidance for Serbia, [...]
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
On developments related to Zaman Group in Turkey: Statement by the Spokesperson Brussels, 05/03/2016 The EU is following closely the reports about yesterday's developments related to Feza Media Group, including Zaman newspaper, and the ensuing police action.The EU has repeatedly stressed that Turkey, as a candidate country, needs to respect and promote high democratic standards [...]
Monday, February 15th, 2016
On the occasion of Bosnia and Herzegovina submitting membership application: Joint statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn Brussels, 15/02/2016 Today, Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its application for membership in the European Union. This decision follows months of hard work by Bosnia’s leadership and, we believe, addresses the aspirations of the people [...]
Thursday, January 7th, 2016
EU to invest €1 billion in regions along its external borders Brussels, 7 January 2016 The European Commission has adopted a series of cross-border cooperation programmes totalling €1 billion, supporting social and economic development in the regions on both sides of the EU's external borders.(…)This type of cross border cooperation is an important element of [...]
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Accession conference with Serbia: First two chapters opened 14/12/2015Council of the European UnionBrussels The second meeting of the accession conference with Serbia at ministerial level was held on 14 December 2015. The conference opened negotiations on two chapters:- Chapter 32, on financial control;- Chapter 35, on other business: Item 1, on normalisation of relations between [...]
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Accession conference with Turkey: Chapter opened on economic and monetary policy 14/12/2015Council of the EUBrussels The 11th meeting of the accession conference with Turkey at ministerial level was held on 14 December 2015. The conference opened negotiations on chapter 17, on economic and monetary policy.Accession negotiations with Turkey started in October 2005. Fifteen out of [...]