Local Serbs in the northern Kosovo towns of Leposavic and Lolasin are reportedly
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Greek-Macedonian border is closed for vehicles for 10 days
Vehicle border crossings between Macedonia and Greece will be shut for the next ten days, due to a strike by Greek customs officers, the Macedonian Government has said. During the strike only pedestrians will be allowed to go
Read More »EU Commissioner Stefan Fule to visit Serbia
European Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle is to arrive on a visit to Belgrade on Friday. He will meet with Serbia’s state leaders, whom he will present with EC’s report, and will discuss the country’s European integration progress.
Read More »EC President Jose Manuel Barroso visits Bulgaria
The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Thursday evening reiterated Commission’s support for Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen. Barroso, who arrived in Sofia to participate in a European People’s Party Bureau Group Meeting, told a joint press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov that Bulgaria has met all the necessary …
Read More »Turkey will provide military support for Azerbaijan
Turkey is ready to extend support to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Turkey’s defense minister said in Baku yesterday. “We are ready to support, cooperate and join in production with Azerbaijan
Read More »Serbia will only benefit from Croatia’s EU entry, says Croatian President
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has said that Serbia could only benefit from Croatia’s EU accession. “Serbia can only benefit from the fact that Croatia will become a member of the European Union in a year and a half, since it
Read More »China and Moldova to increase bilateral relations
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday that China will expand pragmatic cooperation with Moldova in multiple fields. During a talk with Iurie Leanca, Moldova’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and european integration, Yang spoke highly of the achievements made thus far in bilateral relations.
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner praises Montenegro’s reforms
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has praised Montenegro for being an open and reliable partner, setting clear priorities and creating, what he termed, ‘an unbelievably inclusive framework for addressing the enlargement process challenges’.
Read More »Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, launch strategy for EU integration of the Western Balkans
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Greece sent a joint letter to EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule and regional policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Thursday proposing a strategy to speed up the integration of countries from the Western Balkans. The three main objectives of the ministers’ joint strategy are: …
Read More »KFOR takes control of illegal crossing road in Northern Kosovo
NATO peacekeeping troops and EULEX offcers have re-established traffic control on a makeshift bypass road erected near the Kosovo-Serbia border in Jarinje. In a joint operation conducted this morning, peacekeeping troops, known as KFOR, and EULEX officers, set up a vehicle check-point on the bypass road in Jarinje, for vehicles …
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