Balkan News

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who was on a visit to Macedonia on Tuesday, declared that he is encouraged by the efforts made by the governments of Macedonia and Greece to solve the name dispute. In his words, the two countries should not waste any more time in solving …

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) said the final RS government conclusions represent another outrageous attempt to deny the Srebrenica genocide. OHR said that the government in Banja Luka deliberately distorted determined historical and legal facts by presenting wrong and false information with the intention

Croatian President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor have met after a period of high tension in the past several days. The government’s brief announcement issued in Zagreb stated only that Kosor and Josipović had met and talked about “current topics in the country and agreed on further cooperation”.

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon said that EULEX gives technical advice in Kosovo for political discussions that are led “on a higher level”. He said that he was ready to stay for another mandate when his current expires on June 15, and when a decision on the extension of the …

A third witness will testify against Radovan Karadzic on Wednesday. According to the Tribunal, in front of the court will show up the witness, whose identity is protected by

The foreign ministers of Serbia, Spain and Turkey, – Vuk Jeremic, Miguel Angel Moratinos and Ahmet Davutoglu, respectively – have expressed their readiness to find suitable solutions to outstanding issues so that the forthcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo is a success.

Kosovo faces a series of technical requirements before the process of lifting its visa regime with EU countries begins, reforms that include “reintegration and repatriation”, Khaldoun Sinno, chief of the Political, Economic and European Integration Section at the European Commission (EC) Liaison Office in Pristina said on Monday. The EC …

The liberalization of the visa regime with the EU is likely to enter into force at the end of the year, EU Parliament member Jelko Kacin said. “I think it is right to say that lifting visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina might enter into force on December 19

UN works on setting new date for the next round of name talks between Greece and Former Republic of Macedonia, UN Spokesman Martin Nesirky said at last night’s press briefing in New York. Previously, UN mediator Matthew Nimetz was said to meet with negoatiators Zoran Jolevski and Adamantios Vasilakis towards …

Bulgaria’s Parliament will offer unconditional support to neighboring Serbia in becoming a Member State of the European Union. The declaration was made by the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva, during a meeting with Slavica Dukic Dejanovic, the current President of the National Assembly of Serbia (Skupshtina).