Balkans

Members of the European Parliament (EP) are to vote Thursday on the draft resolution on Serbia, worked out by

FYROM has no interest in conflicts with Bulgaria, Nikola Poposki, FYROM Minister of Foreign Affairs said recently. FYROM has no territorial claims and presents no threat to

The Belgrade-Priština dialogue should continue on Friday. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton says the differences after the latest round are “narrow.” She added that she hoped for a positive outcome.

A trilateral meeting between Belgrade and Priština’s negotiating teams and Ashton started around 15:35 CET in Brussels. Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci has left the negotiating table dissatisfied with a new

A good neighborliness agreement between Skopje and Sofia is not necessary, Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki said recently. “I believe it is not necessary. Good neighborliness cannot be created on paper, but with specific

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, who paid a visit to Macedonia on Tuesday, called for immediate solution of the name issue between Macedonia and Greece. I am encouraging both countries to use the efforts of UN envoy Matthew Nimetz. I am aware that this …

The European Commission (EC) released its reports on progress made by Serbia, Kosovo and FYROM in their bids to join the EU. The EC approved a special report on FYROM maintaining its stance that FYROM should receive

The Irish Presidency of the European Union has agreed with Montenegro to open and provisionally the second chapter in the Balkan country’s negotiations under its EU accession process. This chapter covers, inter alia, EU flagship programmes, such

The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Croatia’s main opposition party, has won yesterday’s election to the European Parliament, the country’s first.

The European Commission is set to delay a recommendation on Serbia’s readiness to start talks to join the European Union, due on Tuesday, to allow time for