Albania to open Cluster 1 in the negotiations with the EU on 15 October
BUDAPEST / BRUSSELS – Albania will open its first negotiating chapters with the European Union at the Intergovernmental Conference which will be held on 15...
Tag : COREPER
After decoupling from Tirana, Skopje is left in a limbo and looking into foreign policy reorientation
The interlocutors of EWB from Skopje are not surprised by the decision made last week by the EU to decouple the EU accession process of...
EU Permanent Representatives agree on amending Chapter 35 with Serbia to include Ohrid agreement
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The Committee of the Permanent Representatives (COREPER) agreed on Monday to amend the negotiating chapter 35 with Serbia to include the obligations from...
Visa liberalization for Kosovo on EU agenda tomorrow
by EWB
BRUSSELS — Following the agreement among the Member States on visa liberalization for Kosovo, according to which it should come into force no later than...
Kosovo visa liberalization: Long road with many obstacles
The Czech Presidency of the European Union brought the issue of visa liberalization for Kosovo back to the agenda, with high hopes that the reignited...
EU Ambassadors agree to delay EU talks with Albania and North Macedonia
by EWB Archives
BRUSSELS – The EU ambassadors have disagreed on starting EU talks with Albania and North Macedonia in December, Euronews reported. The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) agreed...
Zaev: Bulgaria sets the first blockade on EU integration of North Macedonia
by EWB
SKOPJE – The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev, stated that Bulgaria imposed the first blockade on European integrations of North Macedonia, thus violating...
Revised EU regulation makes suspension of visa waivers easier
by EWB Archives
BRUSSELS – On 7 December 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the compromise text agreed with the European Parliament...
Schengen Borders Code: agreement to reinforce checks at external borders
by EWB Archives
BRUSSELS – On 7 December 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) approved a compromise text agreed with the European Parliament on an amendment to the...