The
word that is standing pretty often side by side with the 'EU Enlargement' term
is a 'tiredness', especially after the problems arose from the Bulgaria and Romania
accession process. Future of the Turkey accession renders uncertain, while accession
of Western Balkan is going under various interpretations. Messages from the Berlin
are clearly in favour of Croatia entering the EU, and others are likely to give
consent for the whole Western Balkan (Paris), before closing up for the next expansion
waves to indefinite future. Mild strengthening of the right-wing
parties and eurosceptic perspective in the European Parliament, together with
the institutional, political and economic weakening of the EU are some of the
main reasons of why we should closely follow whether the EU is likely to keep
up with the made promises, in the terms of enlargement... full
story
By DANICA VLAČIĆ MILICA STEVULJEVIĆ from
Belgrade, SERBIA
Sri
Lankan authorities declared the end of a civil war with the Tamils minority that
dominated the last thirty years of national history. Yet, the end has come with
a shockingly high cost in term of human lives on both sides, and nobody can affirm
with certainty whether this was the Tigers' last act... full
story
The
word that is standing pretty often side by side with the 'EU Enlargement' term
is a 'tiredness', especially after the problems arose from the Bulgaria and Romania
accession process. Future of the Turkey accession renders uncertain, while accession
of Western Balkan is going under various interpretations. Messages from the Berlin
are clearly in favour of Croatia entering the EU, and others are likely to give
consent for the whole Western Balkan (Paris), before closing up for the next expansion
waves to indefinite future. Mild strengthening of the 
right-wing
parties and eurosceptic perspective in the European Parliament, together with
the institutional, political and economic weakening of the EU are some of the
main reasons of why we should closely follow whether the EU is likely to keep
up with the made promises, in the terms of enlargement... 
Sri
Lankan authorities declared the end of a civil war with the Tamils minority that
dominated the last thirty years of national history. Yet, the end has come with
a shockingly high cost in term of human lives on both sides, and nobody can affirm
with certainty whether this was the Tigers' last act...