Croatian and Montenegrin presidents Ivo Josipovic and Filip Vujanovic have said that bilateral relations between the two countries are very good and could serve as a model to other countries in the region. The pair were speaking after an hour-long meeting in Zagreb on Monday.

Political and military leaders from NATO have praised a new US defence system installed in Europe saying it will help protect the Balkans as well the US. “The anti-missile shield installed by the United States in Europe is efficient, as recent tests show, and a good investment,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen, …

The dialog between Belgrade and Pristina will not continue most probably. The actual negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia will resume in the spring of 2012. The EU mediator Robert Cooper did not manage to persuade Serbia’s chief negotiator Borislav Stefanovic into continuing the talks about telecommunication, energy and regional cooperation.

Romania will continue to participate in the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR), Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest. Basescu said Romania is maintaining its stance and does not recognize Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence until Belgrade and Pristina reach an agreement.

Traian Băsescu a reiterat luni, la Adunarea Parlamentară a NATO, poziţia României privind retragerea trupelor ruse din Transnistria. De asemenea, a încurajat Republica Moldova să se apropie şi mai mult de NATO. “Reiteram, în acest context, susţinerea noastră pentru integritatea teritorială a Republicii Moldova şi

EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper will meet with the representatives of the Kosovo Albanian institutions in Priština on Monday. Head of the Kosovo Albanian delegation in the dialogue with Belgrade Edita Tahiri confirmed she will meet with Cooper, who

The development of bilateral relations in all fields of mutual interest is one of Romania’s priorities. Wide partnership of friendship and cooperation with China assures the general policy framework in which we are determined to act for the recovery

Bulgaria’s government has moved to absorb EU money for the creation of an information system of the navigation of the Danube River. The project will cost BGN 35.4 M, with 85% of that coming from EU funds under the Operational Program

French European Affairs Minister Jean Leonetti says Serbia will certainly become a full-fledged member of the EU and that its membership is not questionable. Pointing out that Serbia has already made significant progress on its EU pathway, the French minister said that “much more effort needs to be made in …

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) adopted late Thursday a resolution on the political situation in the Balkans. “The PACE urged all the countries of the region to work towards reconciliation and enhancement of dialogue”, head of the Serbian