The European Parliament (EP) hopes that the next EC report on Montenegro will contain a date for starting accession talks, EP member Eduard Kukan said on Monday (May 16th). Kukan, chairman of the EP delegation for relations with Southeast European countries, was speaking on the eve of the second meeting …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday (May 16th) that Croatia is ready to wrap up its EU accession talks by end of next month and reassured that the country will be a reliable partner. Kosor attended the third European Economic Congress in Katowice. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, …

Officials are reacting to Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic’s idea of Kosovo partition as a long-term solution. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci emphasised on Monday (May 16th) that Serbia doesn’t decide about Kosovo; instead, it is Kosovo citizens and international partners who make decisions. “Serbia’s desires caused wars, genocide, …

Serbia can become a candidate to join the European Union even if the most wanted war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is not arrested, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Tuesday.

Carla del Ponte, former chief prosecutor at the Hague Tribunal, says she is ready to take on an independent investigation into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo. “I publicly express my willingness to

The election campaign for the June 5th parliamentary elections kicked off officially on May 15th. The election campaign will last for 20 days. The State Election Commission has confirmed 18 lists of candidates who will take part in the race from six electoral units. The voting process will be monitored …

EULEX has started investigating 26 new corruption cases this year, a spokesperson for the mission announced on Sunday (May 15th). The mission’s prosecutors are handling the cases in co-operation with local teams of prosecutors, EULEX spokesperson Blerim Krasniqi said. There are no details about any arrests or raids are planned …

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says that partitioning Kosovo would be the only viable long-term solution. On May 15th, he said that Serb-dominated parts of Kosovo should be acceded to Serbia, while the Albanian-populated part should be allowed to secede. The minister stressed that this is his personal opinion, adding …

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev discussed military cooperation with his Georgian counterpart Bacho Akhalaia today, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, headed by Britt-Marie Lövgren, Sweden (ILDG), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Moldova, in