Rome [ENA] Members of the European Parliament have warned the so-called ’frontrunners’ for EU accession in the Western Balkans - Serbia and Montenegro - that the rule of law must be respected if they are ever to achieve membership of the European Union. The warning comes from a committee meeting in the European Parliament regarding the Western Balkans, as press and media freedom violations continue in both the former Yugoslav   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] The People’s Republic of China, where the state is the real “invisible hand” of economy is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding with Italy during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Italy from March 21 to March 26. PRC is already taken into account as the number one world power in terms of PPA (parity of purchasing power), and, since Xi Jinping came to power, it has launched a direct challenge   [Full story...]