EU leaders turning their eyes towards Balkans June 28, 2013 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union leaders are turning their attention away from the bloc's economic ills and toward embracing once-troubled countries in the Balkans, The Associated Press reports. Presidents and prime ministers from the 27 EU nations overcame British-French divisions and agreed early Friday, June 28 on seven-year, 960 billion euro ($1.3 trillion) budget. After a few hours of sleep, they returned in the morning to wrap up their two-day summit in Brussels. Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen said that "all the big things have already been decided yesterday" and that Friday will focus on EU enlargement talks. Croatia becomes the bloc's 28th member on Monday, and EU leaders are to discuss Friday whether to open membership talks with Serbia, in recognition of its efforts to improve relations with breakaway Kosovo.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
