European integration
30/04/2008
EU is Serbia's destiny
30 April 2008Commenting on the signing of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said:“Serbia’s destiny is to be a member of the European Union, and no Serbian nationalist can deny it. The
04/02/2008
Up to Europe now to show Serbia EU future
4 February 2008 PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today said, following the victory of Democrat and pro-EU candidate Boris Tadic in the Serbian Presidential election, "now it is up to Europe to show Serbia that it does have a future in the
24/01/2007
Pro EU Government is only viable route for Serbia
24 January 2007Commenting on the outcome of the Serbian elections, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said : “I congratulate the Democratic Party and its Leader Boris Tadic - President of Serbia - for their success in almost doubling the party’s
11/10/2006
PES High level group in Turkey, 8-10 October 2006
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16/05/2006
Rasmussen tells Commission: You must be more precise
16 May 2006Commenting on the European Commission's recommendations on Romanian and Bulgarian accession, the President of the Party of European Socialists Poul Nyrup Rasmussen this afternoon told Commissioner Rehn at the European Parliament in
09/05/2006
Romania and Bulgaria have both made huge progress and should both be rewarded with a green light to join the EU in January 2007
9 May 2006Commenting on media reports that the European Commission will recommend postponing any decision on Romania and Bulgaria joining the European Union until later in the year, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists
27/04/2006
Bulgaria and Romania must not fall victim to right-wing anti-enlargement backlash
27 April 2006PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today made a strong appeal in the European Parliament for Bulgaria as well as Romania to be admitted to the European Union in 2007. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen told the Parliament this afternoon that both
15/10/2005
Turkey and the EU – a common journey
by Paavo Lipponen, George A. Papandreou and Poul Nyrup RasmussenThe opening of accession negotiations between the European Union and Turkey is the start of long road. It should be seen from the outset as a common journey. Instead of travelling
13/10/2005
PES High Level Group in Turkey, 12-13 October 2005
Read the press release Turkey and the EU – a common journey, by Paavo Lipponen, George Papandreou and Poul Nyrup RasmussenProgramme and participants list
12/10/2005
“Turkey and the European Union have embarked on a common journey”
Paavo Lipponen told a packed press conference in Ankara on behalf of the Party of European Socialists’ High Level Advisory Group on Turkey. “There should be no misunderstanding, our common goal is Turkish membership of the European Union.”This
