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The EU delegation in Belgrade said the authorities should take action after a Serbian police spokesman called on football hooligans to target peace group Women in Black.

BELGRADE - The latest Medium Gallup opinion poll, which shows that 55 percent of Serbian citizens are in favour of the country's EU membership, will be presented in Belgrade on Friday.

Poll: 55 percent of Serbians in favor of EU membership

BELGRADE -- A new Medium Gallup poll, showing that 55 pct of the Serbian population supports the country's membership in the EU, will be presented on Friday in Belgrade.

Balkan energy companies explore regional, EU markets

EU membership means entering a large, liberalised energy market, and regional companies need to prepare, experts say.

Croatia's INA has been expanding its oil exploration activities domestically and offshore. [INA]

European Parliament voted Thursday to scrap mobile roaming fees charged while using a phone abroad.

After MEPs approved the measure with an overwhelming majority (534 to 25 votes), making a call or using the Internet in another EU country will cost as much as it does at home.

Scrapping of roaming fees comes into force on December 15, 2015.

European Parliament has called on the EU's Commission to "seriously consider" the possibility of freezing European funds for Bulgaria.

The proposal was part of a report prepared by the EU's budget committee on the implementation of 2012 EU budget, Bulgarian agency Mediapool has reported.

BELGRADE - Serbia has great prospects for development of rural areas, but also many shortcomings, which will be an important topic during the EU accession process, it was concluded at a workshop on the strengthening of actors in the field of rural development.

The EU needs to create an energy union if it wants to deal with energy independence from Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday.

In Tusk's opinion, Ukrainian developments make "energy independence" of the whole continent "go far beyond its economic aspects."

Germany's leader has given a cautious thumbs-up to Albania's application to obtain EU candidate status, while declining to commit Germany one way or the other ahead of an important report.

“We treat countries on the EU path based on the reports coming from the European Commission,” Chancellor Merkel told a press conference in Berlin held with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Government to hold EU integration-themed sessions

BELGRADE -- The next government of Serbia will every two weeks hold sessions on the country's path towards the EU, chief negotiator Tanja Miščević has announced.

The goal of this is "to speed up the integration process and achieve the objective of opening the first negotiation chapters by the end of June."