<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><wcm><PressRelease><id>MEMO/13/579</id><format>HTML</format><date>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:55:08 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword><keyword>MONTENEGRO</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Montenegro: need to deal with accumulating domestic challenges</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-579_en.htm</url><description>European Commission MEMO Brussels, 18 June 2013 Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanović in Brussels today. The main focus of their discussions was the political situation in the country and progress in accession negotiations.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>IP/13/553</id><format>HTML</format><date>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:54 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>DEVEL</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>ESP</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>MEDPOL</keyword><keyword>PIEBALGS</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>UfM: new support for facilitating trade with the South Mediterranean</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-553_en.htm</url><description>European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 June 2013 On the occasion of his third visit to the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, Commissioner Füle has announced new support for a programme for the South Mediterranean region. Called “Logismed Training Activities”, the programme has been launched today in Barcelona.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>IP/13/551</id><format>HTML</format><date>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:03 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>BALKAN</keyword><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword><keyword>PLURALISM</keyword><keyword>TURK</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Speak Up!2 conference on media freedom in the Western Balkans and Turkey</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-551_en.htm</url><description>European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 June 2013 To assess the challenges faced by the media in the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Commission is organising a second SpeakUp! conference on 20 June in Brussels.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>MEMO/13/574</id><format>HTML</format><date>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:59:07 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>ALB</keyword><keyword>ASHTON</keyword><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ELECTIONS</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Stefan Füle on the parliamentary elections in Albania on 23 June 2013</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-574_en.htm</url><description>European Commission MEMO Brussels, 17 June 2013 &#034;The parliamentary elections in Albania on 23 June represent a crucial test for the country&#039;s democratic institutions and its progress towards the European Union. We continue to monitor closely the preparations of the elections stressing the need to hold them in line with...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>SPEECH/13/545</id><format>HTML</format><date>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:32:35 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>ESP</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>MEDPOL</keyword><keyword>SPEECH</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Speech - On the need to support concrete projects for the success of Union for Mediterranean</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-545_en.htm</url><description>European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Speech - Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat/ Barcelona, Spain 17 June 2013 Dear Ministers, dear Secretary General, Dear Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be here again in Barcelona speaking...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>MEMO/13/562</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:22:14 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Press points by Commissioner Štefan Füle following his meeting with Iurie Leancă Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-562_en.htm</url><description>European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 June 2013 &#039;&#039;This was my first meeting with Iurie Leanca in his new capacity as Moldovan Prime Minister I have wished him good luck. He has a challenging task. I appreciate that Prime Minister´s first trip abroad led to Brussels.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>MEMO/13/560</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:24:06 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>ASHTON</keyword><keyword>BELARUS</keyword><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Statement by the spokespersons of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on human rights in Belarus</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-560_en.htm</url><description>European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 June 2013 The spokespersons of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Commissioner Štefan Füle made today the following statement: &#034;We welcome yesterday&#039;s adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on Belarus by a solid majority of...</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>MEMO/13/520</id><format>HTML</format><date>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:52:27 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>ISL</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Iceland: first meeting with the new Foreign Minister</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-520_en.htm</url><description>European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 June 2013 Press points by Štefan Füle Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy following his meeting with Mr Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland: &#039;&#039;Good afternoon, And once again, welcome Minister.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>SPEECH/13/526</id><format>HTML</format><date>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:03:34 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword><keyword>SPEECH</keyword><keyword>TURK</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Crucial moment in EU-Turkey relations</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-526_en.htm</url><description>European Commission Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Debate on Turkey at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg 12 June 2013 &#034;I was in Istanbul last week to address a conference on the future of European Union-Turkey relations.</description></language></PressRelease><PressRelease><id>IP/13/518</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:04:04 +0200</date><keywords><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>ENLNEIG</keyword><keyword>FULE</keyword><keyword>HREXTRELS</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>European Investment Bank and Kosovo* sign Framework Agreement</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-518_en.htm</url><description>Commission Press release Brussels/Pristina, 7 June 2013 European Today, Mr Anton Rop, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Kosovo’s Finance Minister, Mr Besim Beqaj, signed a Framework Agreement governing future EIB activities in Kosovo, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr Hashim Thaçi, and the Head...</description></language><language><code>DE</code><title>Europäische Investitionsbank und Kosovo* unterzeichnen Rahmenabkommen</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-518_de.htm</url><description>Kommission Pressemitteilung Brüssel/Pristina, 7. Juni 2013 Europäische Heute unterzeichneten der Vizepräsident der Europäischen Investitionsbank (EIB), Anton Rop, und der kosovarische Finanzminister, Besim Beqaj, in Anwesenheit des kosovarischen Ministerpräsidenten, Hashim Thaçi, und des Leiters des EU-Büros im Kosovo und EU-Sonderbeauftragten, Samuel Žbogar, ein Rahmenabkommen über die künftige Tätigkeit der EIB im...</description></language><language><code>FR</code><title>La Banque européenne d’investissement et le Kosovo* concluent un accord-cadre</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-518_fr.htm</url><description>Commission européenne Communiqué de presse Bruxelles/Pristina, le 7 juin 2013 Aujourd’hui, M. Rop, vice-président de la Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI), et M. Besim Beqaj, ministre des finances du Kosovo, ont signé un accord-cadre régissant les futures activités de la BEI au Kosovo, en présence du Premier ministre kosovar, M. Hashim Thaçi,...</description></language></PressRelease></wcm>