EU foreign policy chief Ashton on Wednesday urged the Kosovo parliament to adopt the controversial amnesty legislation which was voted down last week amid public opposition to a clause that could be used to pardon violent criminals.
Read More »PACE President to visit Bulgaria and meet President
President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, is to receive Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the press centre of the President’s Office announced. Mr Mignon is on a visit to Bulgaria to take part in the
Read More »NATO says the doors are open for Serbia
NATO’s doors are open for Serbia, said NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “NATO’s position is that our member states are
Read More »EU to add back visa regulations for Western Balkans
A new bill on visa regulations will allow the European Commission to renew EU entry visas for citizens of FYROM, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Bosnia.
Read More »EC to present report on Bulgaria’s progress on July 18
The European Commission will come up with an oral presentation on Bulgaria’s progress in the spheres of justice and home affairs in July, according to Zinaida Zlatanova, Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
Read More »Bulgarian protesters rally for the 25th consecutive day
For a 25th consecutive day anti-government protests were held across Bulgaria. Around 3,500 people were protesting in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in the Bulgarian capital Sofia at 7:30 p.m. local time on
Read More »Croatia vows to support South-East Europe on EU road
It is in everyone’s interest that the whole South-East Europe region be a part of the EU said Croatian President Ivo Josipović. He also stated that it will be in the interest of all “that Serbia complete the path Croatia has already finished as soon as possible.”
Read More »Serbian PM says some progress was made after meeting with Thaci in Brussels
Ivica Dačić said after the 13th round of dialogue with Hashim Thaci in Brussels on Monday that some progress was made, but many open issues remain. “We talked about many issues related to the implementation of the Brussels agreement (between Belgrade and
Read More »Bulgarian protesters head to parliament
Thousands of people have gathered to protest against the Bulgarian government in the capital Sofia. They are now heading to the parliament, waving Bulgarian national flags and EU flags and chanting
Read More »Greece hopes to reach deal with IMF on Monday
Greece and its international creditors hope to reach a deal by Monday on reforms including thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to unlock further aid worth 8.1 billion euros. “We have made substantial progress,” Poul Thomsen, the
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