Prominent MEP EduardKukan, chair of the Parliament delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, gives advice to those willing to listen. Kukan has been the foreign minister of his country, Slovakia, during half of the time of its existence, following its split from former Czechoslovakia.
Bilateral issues are creating tension ahead of a crucial meeting today (7 December) of EU foreign affairs ministers, MEP EduardKukan, who has been Slovakia's foreign minister for over eight years, told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.
The European Union's foreign ministers are meeting today (7 December) in Brussels to decide the next steps on the integration of EU hopefuls. But leading MEP EduardKukan told EurActiv that he is "sceptical" regarding the outcome on Macedonia, a result of what he described as Greece's unwillingess to compromise over the so-called 'name dispute'.
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Fourth inter-parliamentary meeting between delegations from Montenegrin and European Parliament took place in Podgorica this week. EduardKukan, chief of EP Delegation expressed his hope that Montenegro will fulfill the remaining obligations for the visa liberalization, so that citizens of this country could travel freely into Schengen countries, starting from January 1st, 2010. He also...