Balkan News

Slovenian President Danilo Turk voiced his country’s support for the EU integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during a meeting Monday (February 28th) with members of BiH’s tripartite presidency

Kosovo Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasniqi has joined opposition parties in a demand to draft a resolution regarding upcoming talks with Serbia. Krasniqi said on Monday (February 28th) that parliament should

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki has presented the country’s application for UN Human Rights Council membership during the 16th session of the Council. “Respect for human rights and freedoms is the most important constitutional value and leading principle in foreign policy,” said Milososki and added Macedonia was determined to keep …

The new EU Ambassador to Macedonia Peter Peter Sørensen will arrive in Skopje today. He is coming to replace Erwan Fouéré as Head of the EU representation. The 44-year-old Danish diplomat has previously worked as

The Muslim-Croat Federation entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina is today marking Independence Day, a holiday in that part of Bosnia. On March 1, 1992, 64 percent of those who took part in a referendum in then Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

The NATO-led force in Kosovo, KFOR, has reduced the number of its troops to 5,500 from 10,000. This was confirmed for VOA by the force’s commander, German General Erhard Buehler. He said it was proof that the mission was successfully carried out.

Macedonia said it was ready to agree to a proposal by the UN’s special envoy to change its name and thus resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece, but that the decision would have to be approved in a nationwide referendum.

Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanovic will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday on a formal visit. Vujanovic will visit the country as the guest of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, the Turkish Presidency’s press center announced on Monday. This will be the first formal presidential level visit of a Montenegrin leader to Turkey …

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday held the first of two top-level meetings scheduled for this week, under United Nations sponsorship, as they intensified their efforts to reunify the Mediterranean island which has been split for almost 50 years. “The leaders had a good and long discussion on …

European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says the president should be elected directly by citizens, in order to avoid any kind of pressure in parliament, Radio Free Europe reported on Sunday