And that is only part of the grim news that was delivered by the European Commission - the bloc's executive arm.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

The European Commission - the EU's executive arm - says it will be monitoring Greece carefully to see it lives up to its promises.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

In its report,the EU executive arm said Turkey made no progress in normalizing relations with Cyprus, adding that it was urgent that Ankara open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15