Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov arrived in the winter resort Bansko. The delegation of Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is expected to arrive. Police presence is stepped up in every crossing in Bansko. The tête-à-tête meeting between the two presidents is expected to kick off at 12.00 pm.

The ethnical Bulgarians who live in Moldova are “an extra argument in favor of strengthening the relations between Moldovan-Bulgarian friendship in economic, social and cultural plan,” said acting Moldovan President and speaker of Moldovan Parliament Mihail Ghimpu at the meeting with Bulgarian Ambassador to the country Georgi Panayotov. According to …

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov will pay Saturday a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, Bulgaria Presidency’s press secretariat announced.

“I hope Macedonia to become EU member state in 2 to 3 years time. My mission will be completed and would be jobless”, Slovenian EP rapporteur on Macedonia Zoran Taler said, just few hours before the visa liberalization enters into effect. Both, Zoran Taler and Tanja Fajon met with Macedonian …

If Macedonia fails to use the next six months to resolve the disputes that block its integration into the Euro-Atlantic community, the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) must consider its own alternatives, DUI member said on Friday.

The Republic of Macedonia took over the one-year rotating presidency of the European Energy Community, with a formal start on 1 January 2010. Macedonia’s Economy Minister Fatmir Besimi took the chair of the Energy Community after completion of the 7th meeting of Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, which took …

EU member-states have given their consent to close two chapters in Croatia’s admission negotiations, EU sources say. The chapters on the freedom to provide services and social politics and employment will be formally closed at the inter-governmental conference for EU admission, which will be held at the ministerial level in …

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci stated that the process of recognizing Kosovo independence would continue. He said that there would be even more recognitions because of the debate before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that was held regarding Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration.

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said Thursday that Serbia has “never moved faster towards the EU than in 2009”. Speaking during a humanitarian New Year’s reception organized by the Foreign Ministry, he reiterated that EU membership was one of the Serbian government’s priorities.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili took part in an international conference in Copenhagen devoted to climate changes. The president focused on climatic changes in the South Caucasus “Changes in climate are evident in the South Caucasus. This is confirmed by frequent floods, landslides, forest fires and coastal erosion,” Saakashvili said.