The commitment of towns to collaborate towards economic and social development has led to the approval of the charter for educational tasks by cities belonging to the Adriatic and Ionian forum. The charter was approved in Ancona as part of the first Forum... (more…)

Montenegro and Macedonia have reached an agreement with Albania, allowing citizens to travel between these countries using only their identity card. The idea was suggested by Albania after the country's positive experience with Kosovo. Two agreement for... (more…)

The European Parliament will examine the proposal made by the European Commission to all member States, introducing a 'protection clause' in the context of the current visa liberalisation regime for the Schengen area. Currently this regime means that... (more…)

The sixth international 'Large Projects in the Mediterranean' meeting that will be held in Abruzzo from December 13 to 15 is meant to be a moment of dialogue and discussion between institutions, business and the financial sector on opportunities in the... (more…)

''This is a historic occasion for Croatia and the EU as a whole,'' said Croatian Premier Jadranka Kosor during the signing of Croatia's accession treaty by EU State and government leaders. The agreement allows the Balkan country to join the EU on July 1... (more…)

The European Council's decision on the opening of negotiations with Montenegro in June 2012 will be based on the report to be presented by the European Commission.  If talks are to begin, Europe says that Podgorica must demonstrate "progress in... (more…)

A new stage of monitoring stands between Serbia and the status of candidate country for EU accession.  The supervision will take place over the next few months and will be the main factor in deciding on the outcome of Serbia's European application, a... (more…)

The sixth international 'Large Projects in the Mediterranean' meeting that will be held in Abruzzo from December 13 to 15 is meant to be a moment of dialogue and discussion between institutions, business and the financial sector on opportunities in the... (more…)

 ''This is a historic occasion for Croatia and the EU as a whole,'' said Croatian Premier Jadranka Kosor during the signing of Croatia's accession treaty by EU State and government leaders. The agreement allows the Balkan country to join the EU on... (more…)

Credit at a concessional rate worth 125 million euros has been granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Albania, making it possible for the latter to finance important infrastructure projects. In particular, the agreement... (more…)

''Europe will continue to assist Croatia in this final phase of preparation'' for the country's becoming the 28th EU member state, scheduled for July 1 2013. The next step in the membership process is the signing of the membership treaty (set to take... (more…)

''All Albanians dream,'' according to Albanian president Bamir Topi, ''of becoming part of the EU.'' During a visit to Italy, Topi also spoke on the relations between the two countries and said that the latter are ''excellent'', and that ''dialogue is... (more…)