Finland’s Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors visited Romania on Monday and Tuesday where she met with its Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi. Romania’s potential Schengen entry depends on Bulgaria’s technical assessment, which is scheduled for March, Thors said.

Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat has announced an intention to visit Moscow next month to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He is going to discuss with Putin a number of essential questions concerning the two countries’ bilateral relations. Filat said that the forthcoming March will be rich in …

Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić said Monday that Serbia will endeavor for full cooperation with the Hague. Serbia will pursue reforms in order to get the status of European Union membership candidate by the end of this year, Đelić told

Protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square want to increase the pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after the government conceded little ground in talks with opposition groups. They are calling for many more anti-Mubarak supporters to join them in mass demonstrations today and on Friday. They fear that if the protest …

Romania wants to enter the Schengen zone in 2011 and expects the European Council to reach a decision on its bid during the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, which ends in June. “We are waiting for the newest technical assessment of our Bulgarian neighbors in March and we

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (February 6th) urged authorities in northern Cyprus to track down participants in the January 28th rally. The protest in the Turkish-dominated part of the

Albania’s ruling Democratic Party has started preparations for the May 8th local elections. The country’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha told the National Council on Sunday (February 6th) that the government’s

US Ambassador to Kosovo Christopher Dell has reiterated his view about Kosovo’s need for a “clean-handed” and legitimate government. Dell said that the new government should be successful and ready to face

Talks will officially begin on Monday on the forming of a new Kosovo government in Priština. This comes after elections where Hashim Thaci’s Democratic Party of Kosovo won a majority of votes, but not enough to form government alone. 

The UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Kosovo and the latest report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a meeting scheduled for February 16. The UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is willing to support an