Balkan News

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has called on his Turkish counterpart to revive efforts to improve ties between the two long-standing rival countries. Papandreou wrote to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying he was “encouraged by the willingness” of the two sides to improve bilateral relations in recent years.

A spokesperson of the ruling Democratic Party, DS, in Serbia said that texts of resolutions, one condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and the other condemning war crimes committed against Serbs, will be completed in February. Jelena Trivan said that political consultations on the texts of these declarations are ongoing.

Skopje will give up on the so called double name formula if Athens stops disputing the existence of a Macedonian identity, unnamed Macedonian diplomats told local media. This will be the message that Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will convey to his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas at their meeting on …

Albania’s Foreign Minister Ilir Meta has announced that the country will soon open an embassy in Sarajevo, the latest sign that Tirana aims to take a larger regional role, following its entry into NATO. “Taking into account Albania’s increasing role in the Western Balkans, our government has decided to soon …

The meeting will be used to focus on the priorities of the Spanish presidency, with special attention put on economic recovery in the EU, strengthening foreign policies and implementing the Lisbon Agreement.

Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitriis Droutsas has invited the UN special envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz to visit Athens. The brief statement released by Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says Droutsas invited the UN mediator in telephone conversation. No further details on the conversation have been disclosed thus …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki kicked off his two-day visit to Slovenia. FM Milososki is scheduled to open the offices for the new Macedonian embassy in Ljubljana late today. On Tuesday he is scheduled to meet his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar. FM Milososki’s visit follows, ten days after the visit …

Macedonia will have to return some of the money it has received from the EU for education and culture projects if allegations of fraud committed by government officials prove to be true. Brussels has already frozen funds allocated for this sector and is currently conducting an investigation that should determine …

I am concerned when we talk about Bulgaria, to talk about Bulgaria. German government can ensure a fair chance, not to speak about an entire region but for each country individually and for its efforts. The assessment is currently being given by the European Commission and European Central Bank – …

The First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, Igor Shuvalov, will pay a visit to Moldova in the first half of February, not next week as was initially agreed upon. His visit has been postponed because the next week is going to be too busy for the official Chisinau, who …