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The European Union's executive warned Hungary on Wednesday it risked being sued in court over a number of policies by Prime Minister Viktor Orban that include changes to higher education, non-governmental groups and asylum rules, Reuters reported.

The continuation of monitoring of the judicial system in Bulgaria is not in the way of its rotating presidency of the Council of the EU as of January 1, 2018, commented to journalists the Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.

Be?ikta? cemented its hold on the top spot in the Turkish Super League with a 1-0 win over Istanbul archrival Galatasaray late on May 8.

Vice president of European Commission Frans Timmermans and EU Commissioner of Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos visited Kos Island to talk about the refugee problem.

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu Tariceanu and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Valeriu Zgonea, on Friday welcomed First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.

AGERPRES special correspondent Adina Panaitescu reports: The phenomenon of migration and threats to the rule of law were some of the challenges discussed during a trans-border dialogue with citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, conducted by First Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, together with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Romanian Justice Minister Robert Cazanc

AGERPRES special correspondent Adina Panaitescu reports: Europe will be able to determine its future if it sticks together, said First Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans during a trans-border dialogue with Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, held together with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Romanian Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc, on Thursday, in Ruse, Bulgaria

Foreign Affairs Ministry's (MAE) Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba will participate in the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Brussels, on Tuesday, aimed at discussions, among others, concerning the preparation of the European Council meeting of March 19-20, informs a press release MAE remitted to AGERPRES on Monday.

DAVOS - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met in Davos Thursday with European Commission's First Vice-President President Frans Timmermans, who welcomed Serbia's economic reforms and expressed his support for Serbia on the road to full-fledged EU membership.

Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc claims Romania will get for the second consecutive year a positive country report from the European Commission, within the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM).

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