Tag: Bosnia
Parliament set to reject Commission #TaxHaven blacklist
MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group said: “The Commission’s blacklist of countries bearing a high risk of money laundering is ridiculous. The list doesn’t contain any single important offshore financial centre. Replacing Guyana with Ethiopia in response to the European Parliament’s criticism seems like some kind of bad joke […]
#Balkans must join EU eventually, European leaders say
More Balkan states can still join the European Union if they stick to a path of economic and democratic reform, Europe’s leaders said on Thursday (9 March) at a summit meant to cement the bloc’s long-term commitment to stabilize a region mired in political crisis, writes Robin Emmott. EU leaders placed the Balkans high on […]
#Balkans must join EU eventually, European leaders say
More Balkan states can still join the European Union if they stick to a path of economic and democratic reform, Europe’s leaders said on Thursday (9 March) at a summit meant to cement the bloc’s long-term commitment to stabilize a region mired in political crisis, writes Robin Emmott. EU leaders placed the Balkans high on […]
EU #enlargement: Albani, Bosnia and Herzegovina must prove their commitment to EU values and preserve stability in the region
MEPs adopted, today (15 February) in plenary, the progress reports on EU-related reforms in 2016 of Albania, an EU candidate country since June 2014, with accession negotiations still on hold and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a potential EU candidate country, having its application assessed by the European Commission. ALDE MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Bulgaria, Movement for […]
#WesternBalkans’ European path is vital for the stability in the region
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament welcomes the steps forward made by some of the Western Balkan countries on their European path, as shown by the progress reports presented today by the European Commission in the EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee. There are still many issues to be fixed and reforms to be considered and […]
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina: Political commitment is key to path towards EU
Foreign affairs MEPs on Tuesday (14 April) underlined the need for inclusive, constructive and sustainable political dialogue on reforms and for greater cooperation between the political forces in Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In their assessment of the progress made in 2014, they restate their ongoing support for the EU integration process in the two […]
