Serbia free to choose Russia over EU membership: Aleksandar Vucic

The European Union (EU) will have to understand Serbia's relations with Russia, if it wishes to see it as its future member, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after meeting visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday in Belgrade.

L'OTAN va commencer les négociations avec l'Ukraine en vue de son adhésion à l'alliance

Le président Petro Porochenko et le secrétaire général de l’OTAN Jens Stoltenberg se sont rencontrés à Kiev le 10 juillet pour démarrer les discussions sur une possible entrée de l'Ukraine dans l'alliance.

UN-sponsored discussions on Cyprus reunification yields no results

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have not been able to make any results on the reunification of Cyprus after 42 years of Turkish occupation in the northern portion of the island.

Ukraine welcomes EU decision to greenlight liberalization of visa regime

Ukraine on Friday welcomed a decision by the European Union (EU) to give a green light to the liberalization of visa regime for Ukrainian citizens after an introduction of a suspension mechanism.

Serbian president describes some EU membership conditions as humiliating

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday described some EU membership conditions as humiliating for Serbia.

Russia Sees IMF’s Next Loan Tranche Promise to Ukraine as ‘Unfounded’ - Minister

Russia views as unfounded the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) announcement that Ukraine met all conditions to receive the next loan tranche, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Monday.

Turkey urges EU to open new negotiation chapter despite Cyprus

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday identified the European Union's stance on failing to open new negotiation chapter as "weakness" as the union cannot stop Cyprus from blocking Turkey's membership process.

Refugees bargain : Turkey PM Tells EU Won’t Soften anti-Terror Law

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday insisted his country would not relax its contested anti-terror laws, a key condition [?] laid down by the European Union for giving Turks visa-free access to the bloc.

Refugees Bargain : Give us visa-free travel or lose migrant deal, Turkey tells EU

Ankara has said that the deal whereby Turkey stems the flow of illegal migrants to the European Union will be torn up if the bloc does not grant Turks visa-free travel in the EU.

EU says Turkey must meet all benchmarks to get visa liberalization

The European Commission on Monday reiterated that Turkey must fulfill all benchmarks in order to secure visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) for Turkish citizens.

Refugees Bargain : Turkey threatens to back away from refugee deal with EU

Turkey would have to back out of its agreement with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees and migrants into the bloc if the EU does not deliver visa-free travel for Turks, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said.

No EU-Turkey visa deal by July 1: Austria

A deal to allow Turks visa-free entry to the EU as part of a wider accord with Ankara on curbing the migrant crisis cannot be completed by the July 1 deadline, Austria said June 10.

Refugees Bargain : Merkel says not concerned over EU-Turkey refugee deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday dismissed concerns over the EU-Turkey refugee agreement, adding that Ankara might need more time to fulfill criteria for visa liberalization as part of the deal.

Merkel: Turkey must meet all terms for visa-free travel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Turkey to fulfill all of the conditions set by the European Union before its citizens can get visa-free travel by July 1st, saying the target date could be delayed due to disputes with Ankara over the country's anti-terror law.

Refugees bargain : Erdogan slams EU visa freedom benchmark on terror

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized one of the European Union requirements regarding visa freedom for Turkish citizens.

EU 'to grant Turkey visa-free travel'. The EU fears that without a visa deal, Turkey will not control migration

The European Commission will grant Turkey conditional approval for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area, sources have told the BBC.