Oliver Varhelyi

The EU commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement expressed optimism on Monday for advancing EU-Türkiye relations, stating a desire to "reenergize" bilateral ties with Türkiye.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will underscore the importance of enhancing institutional dialogue and closer engagement in bilateral and regional issues between Türkiye and the European Union during tomorrow's informal meeting, dubbed Gymnich, in Brussels.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening Serbia would soon sign a FTA with Egypt and announced that he would meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a month or a month and a half and that he also expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in about a month.

Türkiye and the European Union have made progress in removing trade irritants and launching talks for the modernization of the current customs union, a senior EU official has said, reminding that trade volume between the two sides has surpassed 200 billion euros in 2023.

Türkiye will reiterate its expectations from the European Union in regard to the modernization of the customs union and visa liberalization during EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Oliver Varhelyi's visit to Ankara, the Turkish diplomatic sources have said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic received EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi on Wednesday to discuss topics including reforms and alignment of national regulations with European laws.

Brnabic said that, in her new post, she would continue to advocate strengthening institutions and democratic principles in Serbia, an official statement said.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric received EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi on Tuesday, noting that full EU membership was a strategic commitment and a priority of Serbia's foreign policy.

BELGRADE - EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met with Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and the members of his cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss "outstanding issues" of a reform agenda under an EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would travel to New York on Monday evening for a UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution.

Vucic made the announcement at a press conference with EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbia will thoroughly carry out all reforms necessary to accelerate its European path while defending its own national interests and the right to sovereign decision-making, Serbia's new PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday.

Vucevic said this in a post on the social media network X, in response to congratulations from EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi.