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Danube summit participants adopt EU Strategy

Participants in a Danube summit that started in Bucharest on Monday (November 8th) adopted a declaration on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia reiterated in the document their commitment to implementing the strategy

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Croatian police arrest war crimes suspect

Croatian police arrested on Monday (November 8th) former Bjelovar wartime official Jure Simic on suspicion of war crimes committed against prisoners of war during the 1991-1995 conflict. Prosecutors say Simic ordered the murder of three members of the former Yugoslav Army, part of a larger group of military officers captured by …

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Barroso: Romania needs to speed up judicial reforms

José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has advised Romania to speed up efforts to reform its judiciary system and combat corruption if it wants to join the EU’s border-free Schengen area. Speaking to the press following a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu

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EC to announce report on Macedonia’s progress

The European Commission is to announce the report on Macedonia’s progress. The country is expected to receive a positive report, but no starting date for accession negotiations due to the name dispute with Greece. The report will probably note that the country complies with the political criteria, but has to …

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