Balkans

Albania merits the EU candidate country status and Greece will continue its support and diplomatic efforts with European partners for Albania to achieve this goal in June. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Greece Evangelos Venizelos made the remarks in his meeting with President of Albania Bujar Nishani in …

Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Macedonia Ivan Mrkić and Nikola Poposki agreed on Friday in Belgrade that the two countries “share the same EU prospects.” They announced closer cooperation in the future.

In a meeting with his Albanian counterpart Thursday, Speaker Nabih Berri spoke of improving ties with the Eastern European country in terms of trade and transport agreements.

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) needs to strengthen the country’s European course stressing that the Balkan country needs more and not less Europe.

Serbia is open “to all modes of cooperation with friendly countries,” Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić said in Belgrade on Monday during talks with Azerbaijan’s defense minister, Lieutenant-General Zakir Hasanov.

Leaders of the seven most influential parties in Bosnia-Herzegovina have remained at their previous positions, said reports from Sarajevo. The Bosnian politicians on Monday held a meeting with visiting EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.

Serbia will do everything so that elections do not interfere in EU integrations, PM Ivica Dačić has said after meeting with Greek FM Evangelos Venizelos. “Serbia will do everything so that elections do not interfere with the process of EU integrations, in

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov is on a visit to Serbia. During his visit Zakir Hasanov met Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vucic.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule on Monday called on political leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina to adopt necessary constitutional reforms to make the country’s political system

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule is starting his two-day official visit to Sarajevo on Monday. He will be the first EU official to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina since the start of violent protests earlier this month.