Amnesty International urged European Union officials to insist that Croatian authorities prosecute all war crimes committed during the 1990s. The EU was also urged to consider AI’s concerns when deciding whether to close the chapter on the judiciary and fundamental rights in Croatia’s accession talks, Program Director Nicola Duckworth said in Brussels on Tuesday.
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EU commissioner: New level of relations
February 2nd, 2011 |
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By submitting its answers to the EC questionnaire Serbia has taken relations with the EU to a new level, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.
“We have started studying hundreds of thousands of pages. There will be many missions that will come to Belgrade,†he told B92.
EU, US Slap Sanctions on Belarus
February 1st, 2011 |
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European Union foreign ministers have imposed sanctions against Belarus, VOA reports. It came in response to the violent arrests and imprisonment of opposition politicians following presidential elections last December.
PM: Serbia EU candidate by end of 2011
February 1st, 2011 |
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Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković says he is convinced the country will become a candidate for EU membership by the end of this year. Cvetković, who is currently visiting Brussels, told B92 late on Monday that it was necessary to “make great effort and reach political agreement in Serbia”.
Greek parliament ratifies Serbia’s SAA with EU
January 31st, 2011 |
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The Greek parliament has ratified Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union, the Greek embassy in Belgrade announced today.
Greek Ambassador to Serbia Dimostenis Stoidis pointed out that the ratification is a practical expression of the commitment with which Greece has supported Serbia’s EU membership, as part of its Agenda 2014 initiative, designed to accelerate the European integration of the countries in the Western Balkans.
“EU will keep helping Serbiaâ€
January 29th, 2011 |
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The EU will keep helping Serbia harmonize its Law on Personal Data Protection with EU regulations, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert said.
“The EU will support the office of the commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection, with a view to forming a strong monitoring body which will be able to force ministers to obey the Law on Personal Data Protection,†Degert said at a celebration of the European Data Protection Day.
Intel Gets EU Approval for McAfee Deal
January 26th, 2011 |
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European regulators say their approval is conditional upon Intel following through on promises to ensure a level playing field for McAfee rivals in the software security space. – Intel received the European Unions approval for its $7.68 billion
acquisition of security software vendor McAfee after alleviating regulator
fears that the deal would create an unfair competitive advantage over McAfee
rivals.
In
a statement
Jan. 26, the European Commission the antitrust arm of…
“Serbia has no ‘EU or Kosovo’ dilemma”
January 26th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s FM Vuk Jeremić told an Austrian magazine that it was “hard to imagine” Serbs would be forced to choose between EU membership and Kosovo. He told Vienna’s profil magazine that EU membership was Serbia’s most important goal, and that some EU states did not accept Kosovo as independent.
EU official to visit Albania
January 26th, 2011 |
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Head of the European External Action Service (EEAS) for Russia, Eastern Neighborhood and the Western Balkans Miroslav LajÄak will visit Albania today.
LajÄak is coming to Albania in order to find a solution for the country’s political crisis.
EU too “soft” on human rights abusers
January 24th, 2011 |
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The UN and the EU are too “soft” on those countries accused of human rights abuses, said Human Rights Watch in its annual World Report, Deutsche Welle reports. Many governments, including EU member states, adopt approaches of “dialogue” and “cooperation” which do not generate any pressure for change, according to the non-governmental organization.
FM: End conflicts over EU integration
January 24th, 2011 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says Serbia’s inner political conflicts regarding EU integration “need to stop”. This is the case because both the advocates and opponents of the process agree that the implementation of European standards is beneficial for Serbia’s society, said he.
Minister announces defense deal with EU
January 24th, 2011 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac stated late on Sunday that Serbia will soon sign a security agreement with the EU. It wold allow the country’s officers will be recruited into the EU peacekeeping missions for the first time in history, he told B92 in Belgrade.
EU threatens Hungary over media law
January 22nd, 2011 |
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European Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes has given two weeks to Hungary to show that its new media law is in accordance with the EU rules.
“Otherwise, it will face legal action,†said European Commission (EC) Spokesman Jonathan Todd.
81 percent of EU integration plan fulfilled
January 22nd, 2011 |
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Report on the implementation of the amended National Program for Serbia’s EU Integration (NPI) shows that the country fulfilled 81 percent of the program.
In the period from July 2008 to September 2010, Serbia fulfilled 74 percent of the NPI as a whole, since it adopted 549 of the planned 742 regulations, the government’s EU Integration Office stated in a release.
Intel-McAfee Deal Could Get EU OK Next Week: Reports
January 21st, 2011 |
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European regulators apparently are satisfied with concessions Intel has made in conjunction with its $7.68 billion acquisition of security software vendor McAfee, according to news reports. – European approval of Intels $7.68 billion acquisition of security software
vendor McAfee could come as early as next week, according to published reports.
The
giant chip maker, which earlier this month made
several concessions to ease European regulator antitrust concerns, offered
even more cha…
“No new EU requirements on Kosovo”
January 21st, 2011 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić says the EU would not impose any additional requirements before Serbia regarding Kosovo and Metohija. They would also not condition the country “with any particular outcome” of the forthcoming Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue, according to him.
EU’s EMA Balances Medication Approvals with Health Care Data Management
January 21st, 2011 |
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Hans-Georg Wagner, the IT chief for the European Medicines Agency, the equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, talks to eWEEK about IT systems, data analysis and interoperability. – The equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the EMA
(European Medicines Agency), based in London, is a public health agency in
the European Union that approves drugs and provides guidelines for health care
providers and pharmaceutical firms for a region spanning from the Arctic Circl…
EU telecoms chief: Hungary may violate EU law
January 20th, 2011 |
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The European Union’s telecoms chief said on this week that Hungary’s new media law may violate EU laws on press freedom and broadcasting. This was highlighted in a statement issued in Vienna by the South and East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO).
“Recognize Kosovo, then join EU”
January 19th, 2011 |
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EP rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says Serbia “must recognize Kosovo” before it eventually joins the EU.
“Serbia must recognize Kosovo. I hope this will happen soon, which would make the situation easier both for Kosovo and the EU,” the Austrian politician told Radio Deutsche Welle.
“Excise law will be changed if EU demands”
January 19th, 2011 |
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PM Mirko Cvetković said on Wednesday that the Excise Tax Law will be urgently changed. This will happen if the EU responds that Serbia’s excise rates violate European directives and the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), he explained.