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Austrian Socialist MEP Hannes Swoboda warned that Croatia needs
to speed up the pace of its reforms or it risks becoming a full EU member only
after 2011.
In his last report, this MEP who is in charge of the dossier, set 2009 as a
target date for finalising EU negotiations with Zagreb...
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Slovenia,
as current holder of the EU presidency, hosted the official inauguration of the
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue with a grand ceremony in capital
Ljubljana on Tuesday (8 January). A two-day international conference on the
issue was held prior to the launch in Ljubljana, discussing the role of the
media, education and the economy...
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While avoiding giving a concrete timetable, the Slovene premier Janez Janša has expressed the hope that the future status of Kosovo would be solved by the end of June - when his country's presidency of the 27-member bloc comes to an end, according to French daily Liberation. Slovenian Prime- minister...
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French
Europe minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet told the Financial Times newspaper that the
French government had changed its attitude to enlargement and to Europe more
generally since French voters rejected the EU constitution in mid 2005. In
other words, France has indicated that it is ready to support further
enlargement of the EU with a series...
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Two
leading Slovenian reporters, Blaz Zgaga and Matej Surc, initiated a petition
last year signed by some 570 journalists - or one fifth of Slovenia's entire media
sector. The petition accused Slovenian political leaders of taking measures
against their critics in key newspapers and TVs. Journalists suggest political pressure is
influencing daily editorial decisions.
Fresh protests...
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When preparing the media
launch of the European Year for Intercultural Dialogue in early December 2007,
Ján Figel', the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and
Youth said: "In the 21st century, Europe faces a new challenge: how to
become an intercultural society, based on a respectful exchange of views
between individuals and groups with...
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