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Pressure growing for Macedonia name compromise [FR] [DE]

Western pressure is growing for Macedonia and Greece to accept a compromise over their 17-year-long name dispute, which has prevented the small nation from joining NATO and advancing on its path to EU integration.

Serbia hails diplomatic triumph over Kosovo [FR] [DE]

The UN yesterday (8 October) approved Serbia's request to refer the question of Kosovo's independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a decision hailed by Belgrade as "great victory".

France and Russia in tune on Europe's security [FR] [DE]

'Business as usual' as EU and Russia resume energy talks [FR]

Bosnia vote marks nationalist surge [FR] [DE]

Romania defies Commission by lifting alcohol duties [FR]

Russia seeks EU recognition of Georgia's breakaway regions [FR] [DE]

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Turkey in the EU - What the public thinks [DE]

European scepticism about Turkey's EU accession is fuelling a popular backlash among many Turks who are growing increasingly distrustful of the EU. (read more)

Free movement of labour in the EU-27 [FR] [DE]

Some of the EU's strongest and wealthiest 'old' member states continue to restrict access to their labour markets by workers from Eastern Europe. (read more)

EU-Western Balkans relations [FR] [DE]

The EU's fundamental objective for the Western Balkans region (South East Europe) is to create a situation where military conflict is unthinkable – expanding to the region the area of peace, stability, prosperity and freedom established over the last 50 years by gradual European integration. (read more)

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