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EU negotiating with Montenegro and Serbia and not with Albania is ‘unfair’ says Rama

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In an interview with the Vienna-based newspaper Der Standard Albanian PM Edi Rama has criticized the European Union for conditioning Pristina with demarcation of the border with Montenegro in order to be given visa liberalization, while at the same time it has started negotiations with Serbia.It’s not far that the EU is negotiating the accession of Montenegro and Serbia without doing the same with Albania.Rama – who champions union with Kosovo, unless no Western Balkan country joins the EU – claims fears about ‘the unification of Albania and Kosovo’ are not increasing.As regards Albanians in Macedonia, Rama calls it ‘natural’ that the country’s officials of the Albanian political parties after the parliamentary elections have asked Tirana for an opinion about their moves in view of the formation of the government. Commenting on the enlargement process, he said it is becoming increasingly unfair and less predictable for the countries.

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Turkey, EU join forces for education of Syrian children

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A new project introduced by Turkish and European Union officials focuses on educating the so-called lost generation of Syrian refugees forced to skip their education as they are displaced by the ongoing war in their country. Under the project, Turkey plans to integrate thousands of children from among the more than 3 million Syrian refugees in the country in the Turkish education system. The European Union pledged 650 million euros for their education. Turkey already provides education to 570,000 Syrian children and strives to have more enrolled in schools. Some 390,000 children will be taught Turkish as part of the project, which employs 5,496 teachers. Children will also be enrolled in Arabic classes and extra courses to recuperate for school terms they missed when they were forced to leave their country. Despite ongoing efforts, some 41 percent of Syrian refugee children of school age in Turkey remain out of school due to various factors.

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Foreign firms want action not words from China about opening up its markets, warns EU envoy

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Foreign businesses are becoming increasingly frustrated by Beijing’s lack of action to open up its markets, according to the European Union’s envoy to China. President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January firmly endorsing free trade and has promised to further open up the country’s market. Beijing suspended imports of some cheese products and required additional certificates for low-risk food imports from October 1. Foreign firms are also complaining about the possibility they will be forced to make technology transfers in exchange for market access. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed to set up a screening framework for foreign investment in EU countries during his state of the union address on September 13, the same day that the United States banned acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor by a Chinese equity fund. China’s investment in the EU last year grew by 77 per cent compared with 2015 to €35 billion (41 billion dollar)”. The EU’s investment in China fell for the fourth straight year to €8 billion, down 23 per cent last year, while its investment in the United States reached 277 billion dollar. Juncker’s proposal, which was made in response to pressure from the German, French and Italian governments, was interpreted as a countermeasure to the rapid inflow of Chinese investment designed to buy up hi-tech firms and know-how from Europe. On Monday the EU also agreed on tough new rules to curb cheap imports, which Juncker described as an “anti-dumping measure”, although he insisted it was not aimed at any country in particular.

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PM Marković: Excellent government’s results in past 10 months

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Prime Minister Duško Marković made a guest appearence on Radio of Montenegro’s talk-show “Responsible Response”. He had the chance to say that Montenegro has successfully completed integration into NATO in the past ten months and it’s approaching to European Union strongly and the Government has successfully consolidated finances, talking about Montenegro’s economy grew by 3.2% in Q1 and 5.1% in Q2. He added that World Bank is supporting internal reforms and Government wants to make economy even stronger until 2020. Dealing with opposition, he said that the opposition’s behaviour is undemocratic and irrational: the elections have been free and democratic, so there is no need from them not to recognize them. He also added that there won’t be negotiantions about the borders on Kosovo. Dealing with the other Balkan states as well, he said that relations with Croatia are really good, even if there are some problems about the sea border.

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Establishing countability for wiretaps is important NATO e EU accession: US official says

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It is very important for the country to establish accountability for the unauthorized wiretaps and the alleged government abuses associated with these wiretaps. This is a critical step towards Macedonia convincing EU, NATO and other international partners that it is ready to join these institutions, says United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Yee, in an interview with “360 Degrees” at TV Alsat M.Macedonia is trying to advance its democratic transition and advance its prospects for accession into the EU and NATO. This means that the country cannot afford a luxury of permanent delays and obstructions by political parties who disagree with the government.

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Study on perceptions of EU’s crisis response in Libya recommends security sector reform and non-contradictory policies

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A study by EUNPACK, www.eunpack.eu authored by Chiara Loschi and Luca Raineri, on the perceptions of the EU’s crisis response in Libya has concluded that EU crisis response in Libya should pay greater attention to security sector reform (SSR) as a pillar of crisis response in Libya. It says that it is formed of a consortium of 13 researchers with a special competence on the EU and specialists on peace and conflict studies within different sectors and/or regions from Norway, UK, Germany, Belgium, Slovakia, Italy, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Tunisia, Mali, Afghanistan and Iraq. Notably, Libya is not represented. The report, which discusses the perceptions of those who have been exposed to the EU’s responses to the crisis unfolding in Libya, also recommended that the EU should also avoid undermining the positive image of the its humanitarian commitment by its engagement in contradictory policies. The 16-page report concluded that within the EU’s approach to crisis management, it is crucial to consider the point of view of all stakeholders to ensure that the crisis response is in line with European commitments towards local ownership and conflict sensitivity.

 

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Macedonia and Cuba pledge to strengthen economic relations

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Cuba supports Macedonia’s heightened activity as regards foreign policy and recommends that the economic cooperation between the two countries should be bolstered, Cuba’s Ambassador Pedro Pablo San Jorge told Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Monday in Skopje.Welcoming the initiative, PM Zaev voiced interest and preparedness to take part in more meetings in the future, thus continuing the practice of sharing ideas for cooperation and their implementation. Cuba, San Jorge said, wants to have friends amongst the EU member nations and as a result it supports the Euro-Atlantic integration bid of Macedonia.

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Brussels wants new refugee resettlement scheme, with 50.000 target

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The EU Commission launched a new scheme for resettling migrants with a target of 50.000 being resettled over the next two years. The European Commissioner for migration and home affairs, Dimitris Avramopolous, declared that EU needs a new plan to provide viable, safe and legal alternatives to taking perilous irregular journeys. The last resettlement scheme was almost a failure, because its aim was to resettle 160.000 refugees from Italy and Greece across the bloc, but only around 29.000 refugees were relocated and some EU members (Hungary and Poland) refused to take part. The Commission proposed also a €500 million in financial support for the member state more involved in migrant flows. The last change proposed by the Commission is an update to the rules for the Schengen border-free travel zone, including the reintroduction of border controls in case of terrorism or internal security threats. Avramopoulos also declared that Bulgaria and Romania should join fully the Schengen area for security reasons.

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Big Ue relaunch web tax, change current tax revenue

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Italy, French, Germany and Spain have a signed a common initiative to profoundly review the actual taxation system to assure a more efficient, fair and clear tax system. The four countries signed this common initiative 4 days before the meeting that will take place in Talllin. They propose to ensure that all the goods and service are subject to the same VAT wheter they are digital or physical, they also added that there shouldn’t be double standards because it can weaken competition. About the web tax the document reaffirmed the Ecofin’s approach, that implement the principle of a taxation based on where the revenues are generated, but that means that we should quit the idea of a permanent establishment of companies that collides with the new era of a digital business.

 

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Brussels will Check Bulgaria’s Progress in Judicial Reform

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The European Commission’s Expert Mission on the Co-operation and Evaluation Mechanism begins work today in Sofia, reported BGNES. The mission will last for three days and includes meetings with representatives of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities as well as independent control bodies. Euroexperts are in the Bulgarian capital for the preparation of the Annual Progress Report. This time, the report is expected to be released earlier, not as usual on the last Wednesday of January. The reason – the EC does not want to make recommendations with regard to a Member State which is at the same time President of the Council of the European Union, and Bulgaria becomes one on January 1, 2018 for a period of six months. The EC Commission report, which will be announced by the end of 2017, may also be one of the last, according to EC Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s announcements that at the end of the mandate of this Commission, the so- called “monitoring mechanism” for Bulgaria and Romania will be terminated and replaced by a common monitoring that will apply to all EU Member States.

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