Balkans

Skopje plans to start an intensive dialogue with Greece about the name issue, said Defense Minister Fatmir Besimi. “Greece is the first door Macedonia will knock

Serbia: the leader of the Democrats, Boris Tadic, announced that he is ready to take the prime minister’s post. He said that fighting unemployment and against corruption

Bulgaria, Turkey and Qatar agreed to build a 300-km highway on the Bulgarian territory which will connect the Danube River town of Ruse, with the southern town of Svilengrad. “As decided at the meeting of the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey, we

The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ratko Mladic will be examined on June 25 announced the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, ICTY. Mladic’s defence complained on May 14, two days

Barbara Prammer, President of the National Council of Austria., said that the name dispute between Athens and Skopje should not be related with the EU accession talks for Skopje. According to her, the high-level dialogue between Skopje and the EU allows the country to register progress on five goals until …

Tomislav Nikolic, the Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SDS), will resign from chairperson of the party. He promised to step down as head of the party if he will be elected as Serbian President. The Constitution of Serbian allows to the president to also be a member and leader …

Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak visited Belgrade on Thursday as an envoy of EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton. He met with Serbia’s Interior Minister and with newly elected president

Albania’s parliament will start the procedure for the election of a new head of state on Thursday. Candidates must have the backing of 20

Newly elected President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, will visit Moscow on May 26 to attend the congress of Russia’s ruling party, United Russia. He has accepted a long-standing invitation to take part to the congress of Russia’s ruling party. This will be Nikolic’s first visit abroad since he was elected …

Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will meet with Serbian officials in charge of cooperation with the court on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Brammertz met with Serbia’s Chief War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević to talk about cooperation in ongoing cases against Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić. After this visit, Brammertz …