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Bosnia approves new central government, ending 16-month deadlock
guardian Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:59:00 AM CET | info 
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Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[2];
Other categories: Political Unrest; EC News;
New prime minister Vjekoslav Bevanda expresses hope that country can make progress towards EU accession Bosnia's parliament approved a new central government on Friday, ending 16 months of deadlock between Serb, Croat and Muslim leaders that left the economy floundering and stalled reforms needed to revive Bosnia's bid to join the European Union....
Articles published more than 4 hours ago
President Eroglu reacts to Christofias
turkishpress Friday, February 10, 2012 10:48:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Entities: Dimitris Christofias[2]; Dervis Eroglu[2]; Ban Ki Moon[3];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; UN Bodies;
President Dervis Eroglu has reacted to the Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias’s latest statements that the Cyprus Turkish people had rights over natural gas to be discovered off the coast of Cyprus. He said that the Greek Cypriot leader’s words were nothing more than empty promises and nonsense....
Articles published more than 6 hours ago
Mimica: Tele-operators must make more specified economy investments
javno-en Friday, February 10, 2012 9:16:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[4];
Entities: Neelie Kroes[2];
Other categories: Neelie Kroes; Telecommunications; EC News; José Manuel Barroso; Market;
During the meeting with the vice-president of European commission Neelie Kroes in Brussels the Croatian Government vice-president Neven Mimica explained why Milanovic’s Government had imposed a special fee to telephone operating companies. - Our only......
Bosnia finally gets new government after 16 months
AP Friday, February 10, 2012 8:53:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU integration[1]; Enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[3];
Entities: Slobodan Lekic[1]; Stefan Fuele[1]; Catherine Ashton[1];
Other categories: Catherine Ashton; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Monetary Issues EU; EU-USA; FRA-EU; Budget; Development;
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — It took 16 months of wrangling, but Bosnia finally has a new government — a leadership that promised to immediately tackle the country's economic problems, including its pressing lack of a budget. In December, the parties that had won the top six places during a.......
Bosnia Finally Has a New Government
ABCnews Friday, February 10, 2012 8:50:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU integration[1]; Enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[3];
Entities: Slobodan Lekic[1]; Stefan Fuele[1]; Catherine Ashton[1];
Other categories: Catherine Ashton; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; EU-USA; FRA-EU; Budget; Development;
It took 16 months of wrangling, but Bosnia finally has a new government — a leadership that promised to immediately tackle the country's economic problems, including its pressing lack of a budget. In December, the parties that had won the top six places during a national election in October 2010.......
Hungary under Victor Orban: From Hero to Zero?
novinite Friday, February 10, 2012 8:22:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[1]; EU integration[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[11];
Entities: György Matolcsy[1]; Viktor Orban[2];
Other categories: World Economy; Structural Funds; Banking - Financial Services; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Alternative Energy; EC News; Market; Budget; Development; Energy; Environment; Regional Policy; Taxation;
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg are publishing an opinion article on Hungary's economic situation by Hungarian economist Dr.......
Bosnia completes new government formation
CBC Friday, February 10, 2012 7:57:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Other categories: Development;
It took 16 months of wrangling, but Bosnia has finally completed the formation of a new government....
Bosnia: EU, new government must deal with European agenda
ansamed Friday, February 10, 2012 7:14:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU Enlargement[1]; EU integration[1]; Enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[6];
Entities: Štefan Füle[1]; Catherine Ashton[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Catherine Ashton; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Institutional Affairs; FRA-EU; Institutional affairs;
(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 10 - The European Union ''encourages'' the new government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which received a vote of confidence today, ''to focus on the agenda of European integration and to take the necessary decision to guarantee concrete progress,'' a joint statement.......
Bosnia Finally Has a New Government
ABCnews Friday, February 10, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Other categories: Development;
It took 16 months of wrangling, but Bosnia has finally completed the formation of a new government. In December, the parties that had won the top six places during a national election in October 2010 agreed on how to divvy up the prime minister's position and the Cabinet posts....
EU integration and Ukraine: next steps?
kyivpost Friday, February 10, 2012 5:23:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU integration[1]; (EU)EU[6];
Other categories: Croatia-EU; European Parliament; Institutional Affairs; FRA-EU; Institutional affairs;
What has to happen in order for Ukraine to start benefiting from the Association Agreement with the EU, and the associated Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), conclusion of negotiations on which were announced at the EU/Ukraine Summit on 19 December?...
europa-pressReleases Friday, February 10, 2012 5:09:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU integration[1]; Enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[5];
Entities: Štefan Füle[3]; Catherine Ashton[3];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Fundamental Rights; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Catherine Ashton; Institutional Affairs; FRA-EU; Institutional affairs;
MEMO/12/95 Brussels, 10 February 2012 Brussels, 10 February 2012 - The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President, Catherine Ashton, and the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle ......
Articles published more than 12 hours ago
Foreign Secretary welcomes new Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina
fco Friday, February 10, 2012 4:33:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[1];
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Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the approval of a new Government for Bosnia and Herzegovina....
newpolandexpress Friday, February 10, 2012 4:32:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[3];
Other categories: Eurostat; Development; Agriculture; Budget; Development;
The number of poor in Poland has fallen by eight million since the country joined the European Union, new figures reveal....
EU-Turkey: Closer cooperation on energy brings mutual benefits
nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25:00 PM CET | info [en]
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Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];
Entities: Egemen Bagis[1]; Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1];
Other categories: Market; Günther Oettinger; Turkey-EU; Štefan Füle; Energy;
[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger met with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis and Energy...
osce Friday, February 10, 2012 3:24:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)candidate countries[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];
Entities: Neelie Kroes[1]; Dunja Mijatovic[1];
Other categories: European Parliament; Liberties; Reform; EC News; Neelie Kroes; All Media; Justice, freedom and security;
BRUSSELS, 10 February 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, met today with Neelie Kroes, the Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe, to discuss the state of media freedom across Europe......
theportugalnews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:38:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; (EU)EU[8];
Entities: Silva Ferreira[1];
Other categories: Market; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Monetary Issues EU; Taxation;
11/2/2012 The EU was flawed in its conception. The idea that more than a dozen disparate nations could join permanently in a monetary union without tighter fiscal union was always unrealistic. Back in 1992, I cautioned my Portuguese MBA students about the entry of Portugal into such an alliance,.......
Turkey vital for energy, EU commissioner says
hurriyetdailynews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[7];
Entities: Taner Yıldız[2]; Štefan Füle[1]; Egemen Bağış[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Turkey-EU; Energy;
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Taner Yıldız said: “We have had more de-facto gains than we had in official talks,” “Now it is time to put them on paper”
Taner Yıldız said: “We have talked about the major energy transfer plans such as Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy gas pipeline [ITGI], Nabucco and Trans Anatolian Pipeline [TANAP], which all form the southern corridor,” “If the energy chapter to start negotiations with the EU has not started yet due to political reasons, it is not our problem but theirs”
Štefan Füle said: “We are aiming to strengthen and deepen our relations with Turkey in energy issues,”
The European Union has to work with partners in a bid to form a ‘united Europe,’ ......
EU, Turkey discuss natural gas ties
javno-en Friday, February 10, 2012 1:45:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[3];
Entities: Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1];
Other categories: Alternative Energy; Günther Oettinger; EC News; Štefan Füle; Turkey-EU; Energy; Transport;
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- European and Turkish leaders aim to develop a road map for the safe transport of natural gas, visiting officials to Istanbul said. Gunther Oettinger, the European commissioner for Energy, joined Enlargement Commissioner......
dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 12:50:00 PM CET | info [en]
[other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[3]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[27];
Entities: Maros Sefcovic[1]; Meryl Streep[1]; Herman Van Rompuy[2]; Marie Curie[4]; Margaret Thatcher[1];
Other categories: Market; Maroš Šefčovič; European Parliament; European Council; Science; Council President; Society; Institutional Affairs; José Manuel Barroso; EC News; EU-USA; EU Treaty; European Enterprise News; Monetary Issues EU; Budget; Customs; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Human rights; Institutional affairs; Internal Market;
SPEECH/12/86 Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to be here today at the College of Europe to talk about the state of the EU two years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. In those two years, we have seen profound changes in the EU, as the ......
europa-pressReleases Friday, February 10, 2012 12:09:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[3]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[27];
Entities: Marie Curie[4]; Margaret Thatcher[1]; Maros Sefcovic[1]; Meryl Streep[1]; Herman Van Rompuy[2];
Other categories: Market; Maroš Šefčovič; European Parliament; European Council; Science; Council President; Society; Institutional Affairs; José Manuel Barroso; EC News; EU-USA; EU Treaty; European Enterprise News; Monetary Issues EU; Budget; Customs; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Human rights; Institutional affairs; Internal Market;
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Herman Van Rompuy said: "What we are currently going through, "
SPEECH/12/86 Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to be here today at the College of Europe to talk about the state of the EU two years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. In those two years, we have seen profound changes in the EU, as the ......
EU considers Turkey as important energy player
trendnews-az Friday, February 10, 2012 8:59:00 AM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[5];
Entities: Egemen Bagis[1]; Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1]; Shah Deniz[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Günther Oettinger; EC News; Turkey-EU; Energy;
Turkey is an important player in ensuring Europe’s energy security thanks to the country’s geographical position, Hurriyer daily news quotes European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger as saying...
Closer Cooperation On Energy Brings Mutual Benefits
egovmonitor Friday, February 10, 2012 8:19:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Entities: Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1]; Egemen Bağış[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Turkey-EU; Günther Oettinger; Energy;
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger met with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış and Energy Minister Taner Yildiz in Istanbul today to discuss intensified EU-Turkish cooperation in the energy sector....
Turkey sees economic growth bringing EU membership
trendnews-az Friday, February 10, 2012 6:40:00 AM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)EU membership[1]; candidate countries[1]; (EU)European Union[3]; EU[15];
Entities: Selim Yenel[1]; Jacques Chirac[1]; Asia Minor[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1];
Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Consumer Affairs; Market; EU-USA; Consumers; Monetary Issues EU; Croatia-EU; Conflict; Financial Crisis; Turkey-EU; FRA-EU; Consumers; Institutional affairs;
Quotes in this article
Selim Yenel said: "In the past it used to be that Turkey would be an economic burden on the EU,"
Turkey's relations with the European Union are at their lowest point in years, with negotiations on membership, which began in 2005, stalled and no immediate prospect of resumption. But Selim Yenel, appointed as Ankara's envoy to the bloc in December, says that Turkey's rapid economic progress -.......
Articles published more than 1 day ago
dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 1:27:00 AM CET | info [en]
[other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[6];
Entities: László Andor[1];
Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Laszlo Andor; Mobility of Workers; European Council; Europe 2020; Europe 2020; Social situation; Development; FRA-EU; Development; Employment and Social Affairs; Institutional affairs; Taxation;
SPEECH/12/76 Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to open today the conference devoted to our new analytical review: Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE). This review is the Commission's key analytical document for 2011 and I had the pleasure ......
EU-Turkey: Closer cooperation on energy brings mutual benefits
dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 1:27:00 AM CET | info [en]
[other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Entities: Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1]; Egemen Bağış[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Turkey-EU; Günther Oettinger; Energy;
MEMO/12/92 Istanbul, 9 February 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger met with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış and Energy Minister ......
EU-Turkey: Brussels, energy steering group up and running
ansamed Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[3];
Entities: Egemen Bagis[1]; Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; EC News; Alternative Energy; Turkey-EU; Günther Oettinger; Energy;
(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 9 - The EU and Turkey have decided to create a joint steering group on energy, which will be asked to define a schedule of concrete action for heightened cooperation by the end of March. This is according to a statement released by the European Commission, after.......
EU-Turkey: Closer cooperation on energy brings mutual benefits
europa-pressReleases Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:02:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)Enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Entities: Taner Yıldız[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Štefan Füle[1]; Egemen Bağış[1];
Other categories: Štefan Füle; Turkey-EU; Günther Oettinger; Energy;
MEMO/12/92 Istanbul, 9 February 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger met with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış and Energy Minister ......
Dutch far right opens anti-Polish hotline
euobserver Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:00:00 PM CET | info [other]
Trigger words: [PolicyEnlargement] (EUEnlargement)enlargement[1]; EU enlargement[1]; (EU)EU[1];
Entities: Ino van den Besselaar[1]; Geert Wilders[1]; Henk Kamp[1];
Other categories: Market; Discrimination; Employment and Social Affairs; Environment;
"Did you lose your job to a Pole, a Bulgarian, a Romanian, or any other Central or Eastern European? We would like to hear about it," it says on the website Hotline Central and Eastern Europeans. The gradual arrival of cheaper labour from eastern Europe to more protect Western labour markets after.......
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Taner Yıldız said: “We have had more de-facto gains than we had in official talks,” “Now it is time to put them on paper”
hurriyetdailynews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30:00 PM CET
Taner Yıldız said: “We have talked about the major energy transfer plans such as Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy gas pipeline [ITGI], Nabucco and Trans Anatolian Pipeline [TANAP], which all form the southern corridor,” “If the energy chapter to start negotiations with the EU has not started yet due to political reasons, it is not our problem but theirs”
hurriyetdailynews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30:00 PM CET
Štefan Füle said: “We are aiming to strengthen and deepen our relations with Turkey in energy issues,”
hurriyetdailynews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30:00 PM CET
Herman Van Rompuy said: "What we are currently going through, "
europa-pressReleases Friday, February 10, 2012 12:09:00 PM CET
Selim Yenel said: "In the past it used to be that Turkey would be an economic burden on the EU,"
trendnews-az Friday, February 10, 2012 6:40:00 AM CET
Egemen Bağış said: “Germany was a strong ally of Armenians in 1915, so the Germans should open their archives and give documents to historians for examination,”
hurriyetdailynews Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:10:00 AM CET
Donald Tusk told: “The compromise we reached does not satisfy us 100 percent. However, it is satisfactory enough for us to sign it,”
WarsawBusiness Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:36:00 PM CET
Ahmet Davutoglu said: “Switzerland has shown that it stands against that by lending support for the creation of a joint history commission with us,”
hurriyetdailynews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:09:00 PM CET
José Manuel Durão Barroso told: "All of Europe has now its eyes on Athens. We are in a very decisive moment regarding the future of Greece and the future of the euro. We want Greece in the euro. The European Commission has made it clear from the very beginning that it is very important not only for Greece, but also for the euro, for the European project, to keep Greece in the euro,"
euobserver Tuesday, February 7, 2012 8:18:00 PM CET
Hashim Thaci said: "This resolution, its content and, furthermore, its approval, reflects a broad political and ethnic consensus,"
setimes Monday, February 6, 2012 4:04:00 PM CET
Shpend Ahmeti told: "The resolution that was proposed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo does not intend to end supervision, only remove the ICO in exchange for Kosovo to further approve laws that further limit the lack of sovereignty of Kosovo in its entire territory,"
setimes Monday, February 6, 2012 4:04:00 PM CET
Hashim Thaci told (about Boris Tadic): "I am ready to discuss with Mr. Tadic the [Kosovo-Serbia] issues. But I wish to point out that for Kosovo's internal policy, we decide, not Serbia,"
setimes Monday, February 6, 2012 4:04:00 PM CET
Sabine Freizer says: "Many Serbs in Serbia and Kosovo do not want to accept that the north will eventually fit within Kosovo's constitutional order, yet accommodation is necessary for Belgrade to succeed ultimately in its EU membership ambition,"
setimes Monday, February 6, 2012 4:04:00 PM CET
Sauli Niinistö said: "I suppose I should start believing it"
AP Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:12:00 PM CET
Sauli Niinistö said: “I suppose I should start believing it”
france24-en Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:50:00 PM CET
Sauli Niinistö said: "I suppose I should start believing it"
AP Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:10:00 PM CET
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