ENLARGEMENT Balkans
Germany to drop opposition to Serbia's EU membership
By Toby Vogel - 23.02.2012 / 05:19 CET
Progress made in talks with Kosovo.
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Tentative deal in Brussels heightens Serbia's chances of starting EU membership talks later this year. |
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Both governments approve roadmap for implementing April deal; Serbia commits itself to dismantling security structures in Kosovo by mid-July. |
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The European Commission has appointed Christian Danielsson to be its next director-general for enlargement with effect from 1 October. |
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HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Boris Tadic, Serbia's president, and Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor. REUTERS
The European Commission has appointed Christian Danielsson to be its next director-general for enlargement with effect from 1 October.
The accession process is over and Croatia is ready to join the European Union, but the celebrat-ions will be low-key
The Croatian economy is in poor health, and its revival will depend on the crisis-hit single currency
Croatia is hoping for a new gas pipeline to end its energy dependency
The Social Democratic Party will lead Croatia into the EU, but it has lost support at national and local level