Balkans

Greek political parties have to assure stability, confidence and solidarity to complete the effort to restore the economy. That is what Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, who handed in his resignation to the President of the country Carolos Papoulias said.

Serbia’s incumbent president Boris Tadic and opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic will contest the second round of presidential elections. Preliminary estimates based on votes

The European Commission said on Monday that the next Greek government should respect the rescue agreements after the rise of anti-bailout parties at weekend elections. ‘The Commission hopes and expects that the future government of Greece will respect the engagements that Greece has entered into,’ commission spokesman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen …

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Bosnia’s internal stability is has a direct impact on the peace and stability of the Balkans. On Friday in Sarajevo, Davutoglu stated during a joint press conference

On Monday Brussels and Macedonia start another round of high-level talks (the second), intended to increase the reforms to aid future accession negotiations. In Skopje the EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele will meet the country’s

Albanian President Bamir Topi will not arrive in Ukraine to attend the summit of state leaders of Central and East European countries in Yalta on 11-12 May. Topi said that in this way he expressed his protest against “inhuman treatment” of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who does not …

The NATO chief Friday urged “restraint” this weekend when tens of thousands of Kosovo Serbs with dual citizenship vote in the Serbian parliamentary and presidential elections. “I strongly urge all leaders and all communities to

German Ambassador to Skopje Gudrun Steinacker said that the country’s development does not depend on the membership in the EU and NATO. “Macedonia’s development does not depend on the membership in the EU and NATO. The progress and the reforms may continue even outside these organisations,” she said. She added that Macedonia …

Bosnian FM Zlatko Lagumdzija said he hopes for positive results after NATO summit in Chicago this month. Austrian Minister for European and International Affairs, said in a joint press conference with Slovenian and Bosnian FMs that his country will support Bosnia’s efforts to complete its reforms. Slovenian Foreign Minister, agreed. “Bosnia …

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said that he supports Bulgarian Socialist Party leader and ex PM Sergey Stanishev for the permanent post of President of the Party of European Socialists. The EP head made clear his support for Stanishev’s bid to become