Johannes Hahn

The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, said today that Turkey is moving further away from accession into the European Union due to its current illegal drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Speaking after a General Affairs Council...

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) took a step closer to EU membership talks on Tuesday. European Commissioner for enlargement Johannes Hahn arrived in FYROM to begin the steps necessary for Skopje to start EU accession discussions in 2019....

The European Commission has denied one of its most senior figures called for a border change between Greece and Albania. Responding to a question from Greek newspaper Kathimerini, a spokesman for European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn, said "in no...

A solution to the name dispute that might unlock EU accession negotiations for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) could be just a couple of weeks away, European Commissioner for enlargement Johannes Hahn said on Tuesday. Addressing the European...

The European Commission will propose to the Member States, probably by summer, the start of accession talks with Albania and FYROM, said Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations. Hahn talked to German newspaper Die Welt saying...

  Even if the name row between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece was resolved, FYROM would still not meet all the conditions for EU membership a senior European official has said. Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted angrily on Sunday to an EU commissioner’s repeated references to FYROM as ‘Macedonia’. Athens called on Johannes Hahn, responsible for EU enlargement to "respect international legality." In an extensive interview with German magazine Der...

Greece's Foreign Ministry accused European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn of siding with Albania on the issue of Albanian Cham's land claims in Greece. Hahn referred to Chams, stating that their dispute is ongoing between the two countries. The ethnic...

As “unacceptable” and “one sided” characterized the self-proclaimed Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus the European Parliament’s joint resolution that was passed on Thursday and condemned the ongoing Turkish violations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic...

European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn called Turkey to respect the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus and its rights over its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Hahn's supportive statements towards Cyprus come in a period...