The only real step forward in fulfilling the conditions for Schengen in the last two years, is becoming a part of a common information system. Still, MEP Tonino Picula does not fear that Croatia will have the fate of Bulgaria and Romania.

On behalf of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, MEP Picula came to express his full support to new Prime Minister Zoran Zaev & the SDUM, on 22nd Congress in Skopje.

Third meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stabilization and Association of the EU and Kosovo (SAPC) was held on April 20 and 21 in Pristina, co-chaired by MEP Tonino Picula, Head of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with BiH and Kosovo.

How will Turkey look like after the referendum? What can we expect in relations with the United States and Russia and whether this is the end of Turkey's entry into the EU - those were the topics of the show Otvoreno with guests: MEP Tonino Picula, prof.dr.sc. Vlatko Cvrtila, Dean of Vern University, prof.dr.dc. Dejan Jović from the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb and Vlado Vurušić, journalist from Jutarnji list.

MEP Picula talked about revision of Schengen and border traffic for RTL television today.

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament voted today in Brussels on the proposal of the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and its Member States on one hand, and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the other hand, took into consideration Croatia's accession to the European Union with 57 in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention.

Member of the European Parliament Tonino Picula sent a priority question to the European Commission about measures they are going to take to avoid crowds at border crossing points, that have emerged with beginning of the regulation controls on external borders.

Implementation of the EU directive on the systematic control of all citizens when entering and leaving the Schengen area began today so we can expect high traffic on border crossings. We need to support these proposals because they bring us greater security, but Croatia must not be discriminated in this process, by any EU Member State...