Balkan News

Bulgarian and Romanian government representatives met yesterday in Bucharest and reached agreements on a number of joint energy pursuits the Romanian Ministry of Economy announced.

The European Parliament’s (EP) foreign affairs committee adopted a draft report Monday (September 6th) that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The document passed

Albania’s President Bamir Topi signed a decree Monday (September 6th) setting May 8th 2011 as the date for local elections. The move came only two days before the deadline to issue the

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor reiterated on Monday (September 6th) the government’s position that it will not resort to assistance from the IMF in bringing public finances under

Serbian President Boris Tadić is meeting in Brussels with EU with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on Tuesday.

Dimitris Droutsas was appointed as the new Greek Foreign Minister. This was one of the important changes, after yesterday’s Greek government reshuffle. The government’s cabinet was extended to 48 members, out of which 17 are appointed ministers. Up till now, the Greek government consisted of 36 ministers and state secretaries.

The Greek and Macedonian governments have denied newspaper claims that a fresh proposal has been made by UN mediator Matthew Nimitz for a solution to the long-standing Athens-Skopje “name” row.

British Ambassador to Pristina Andy Sparks has reiterated the international community’s support for Kosovo’s statehood and refusal to compromise on status and territory. “There are certain

European Parliament rapporteur for Croatia Hannes Swoboda is optimistic the country will be able to wrap up its EU accession talks by next spring, local media reported on Sunday

UNMIK believes that talks between Belgrade and Priština should be direct and without mediators, stated UNMIK Spokesman Russell Geekie. He told Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) that it is still early