Balkan News

Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on Saturday (July 3rd) that Bulgaria is ready to join the US anti-missile defence shield in Europe. “It was important for us to talk to our American partners about how Bulgaria can contribute to the setting up of a missile defence in Europe. In …

Macedonia — Representatives of several NGOs from the region presented an initiative on Saturday (July 3rd) in Skopje to establish a regional commission for truth-seeking and

The Bulgarian Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov, and his Kosovo counterpart, Lutfi Haziri, have met to discuss possibilities for future cooperation in the culture sphere. “Until now, Bulgaria and Kosovo have not signed a treaty for bilateral cooperation in the culture sphere. Both countries could help each other in the field …

The EU doors are open for Montenegro, said Swedish Foreign Minister Karl Bildt after a meeting with his Montenegrin counterpart Milan Rocen. The meeting between the two foreign ministers took place in Krakow within the framework of a ministerial forum. “We hope that in the next years we will witness …

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy today met with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor in Brdo pri Kranju. The two expressed their concern over the recent events in northern Kosovo, said reports.

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy was visiting Serbia and was expected to “confirm the Western Balkans’ European perspective”, said reports. Van Rompuy is in Belgrade this Monday where he has met with Serbian President Boris Tadić. 

Integration of the volatile Balkans into European Union is key for regional stability and Brussels remains committed to it, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said. “The European future of the region is key for its stability and the intention is that the process of EU integration clearly continues in the …

Bulgaria is a state based on the rule of law and cannot afford to favor certain investors, no matter whether Russian or from elsewhere, said Bulgarian foreign affairs minister Nikolay Mladenov in an interview for Bulgarian Nova TV Sunday evening.

The European Union Council President Herman van Rompuy kicks off a mini tour of the Western Balkans on Monday. The EU’s first permanent president will visit Ljubljana for talks with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor, and later he will be heading to Zagreb for talks with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. …

EU, KFOR and Serbian officials have condemned the tossing of a hand grenade during a Serb protest in the divided northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica on Friday (July 2nd), which killed one man and injured 11 other people. President Boris Tadic called an emergency meeting of the