Acquis communautaire

The public position taken on Wednesday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of Albania's candidacy to the EU revealed a slight crack in relations between Athens and Berlin.

Greece has clarified that Tirana's intransigence in the case of jailed ethnic Greek mayor-elect Fredi Beleri is in conflict with the European acquis.

Croatia meets the necessary conditions to implement all parts of the Schengen acquis.

This is the conclusion reached by the Council of the EU.

The report on the issue was adopted at today's Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels. This was announced by Slovenian Interior Minister Ales Hojs, whose country holds the EU presidency.

Greece went through a decade of trials and tribulations due to political parties' lack of foresight and the inability of political leaders in every critical transitional phase to comprehend the economic realities and assume their responsibilities.

European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman and until recently a Rapporteur of this institution to Serbia David McAllister said for Radio Free Europe.

The suspension of the membership of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party in the European People's Party constitutes a resounding message to the political forces which do not respect the fundamental principles of the European family.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu hails the coming into force as of August 1 of the (EU) Resolution 934/2018 of the Council regarding the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Schenghen acquis concerning the Schengen Information System in Bulgaria and Romania, informs a release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) on Wednesday sent to AGERPRES.

At an intergovernmental conference in Brussels on Monday, Serbia will open talks on Chapters 6 and 30 of the EU acquis - the body of legal rights and obligations that all EU member states must observe.

The two chapters that will be negotiated between Brussels and Belgrade concern company law and external economic relations.

The internal problems of several EU member states are impeding progress on Serbia's accession to the European Union, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Wednesday.

The European Union will next week open two more chapters in accession negotiations with Serbia, Tanjug is reporting on Thursday.

Chapter 7 concerns intellectual property rights, while chapter 29 is dedicated to the customs union.

The Secretariat of the Energy Community has resumed the proceedings against Serbia over the agreement with Russia on natural gas deliveries.

The agreement did not comply with the competition acquis, and Serbia now has two months to correct the irregularities, Beta has reported, citing EurActive.