Germany offers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova to establish privileged relationship with the European Union. An Eastern European Union may be formed by example of Mediterranean Union, MEP Ingo Friedrich said.

The European Union is urging Turkey to improve its record on human rights and press freedoms, and to keep a promise to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic.

On 3 September, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, will host in Brussels the first ever meeting of Ministers and other representatives from all of the countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) with their counterparts from the European Union.

On September 3, the European Union will convene the first-ever meeting with all of the partner countries participating in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Ahead of the meeting, RFE/RL Brussels correspondent Ahto Lobjakas spoke with the EU's External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

European Union foreign ministers today formally launched the final stage of technical talks on a so-called reform treaty, a stage that is expected to be wrapped up at an EU summit on October 18.

The presidents of eight EU countries on Tuesday were scheduled to begin two days of informal discussions about the future of Europe and challenges facing the 27-member bloc. Scheduled to attend the talks in Riga, Latvia's capital, were the presidents of Germany, Italy, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Portugal, Finland and Latvia.

European Union enlargement officials are trying salvage what they can from a situation that could potentially sour relations with many important neighbors. This discussion comes as the EU prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the document that laid the foundation for the creation of the European Union.