Regionalism

BRUSSELS - Bulgaria, Austria and Romania will be taking over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in succession over the next 18 months and Brussels believes this will be an opportunity for "neighbours" to help to accelerate the EU integration of the Western Balkans.

 Bulgaria, Austria and Romania will be taking over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in succession over the next 18 months and Brussels believes this will be an opportunity for "neighbours" to help to accelerate the EU integration of the Western Balkans.

The German army believes that the emergence of cracks in the EU and an increase in global conflicts are one of six possible scenarios that may come true by 2040, writes Spiegel, quoted by Reuters.

Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic said in Brussels on Tuesday that Serbia now has a certain European future.

This is influenced by internal reforms in the country, the strategy on enlargement of the president of the European Commission, but also the announced continuity in German foreign policy and policy towards the Balkans, the government quoted her as saying.

Mr Commissioner Hahn, where is the EU today, 60 years after its foundation? In Your opinion, in which direction should a possible "reconstruction" of the EU go?

''Upon taking over the EU Presidency, Bulgaria will continue with even greater energy its commitment to the future common European project.

"Almost 50 percent of Serbian citizens are pro-European and European integration is the best mechanism for the internal development of the country."

The European Union is a significant anchor for Turkey and the country will not lose it, said a top economy official, adding that if Turkey can maintain its progress on the road to EU integration, it will succeed in overcoming many problems and reducing risks to a minimum.

The World Bank (WB) has named South Asia as the fastest growing region in the world (in 2016). However, the global lender said that the region is the least integrated in the world, thus, preventing South Asian countries from benefitting from intra-regional trade.

The big confusion about Europe's future will not obstruct internal changes and reforms in Serbia, says Serbia's chief negotiator with the EU Tanja Miscevic.