Balkans

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

The Serbian police arrested on Friday morning several people who are suspected they have committed war crimes during the Kosovo conflict in the 1990s. The arrests were made in Bujanovac and surrounding villages in south Serbia, an area with predominantly Albanian population. Most of the arrested persons are former members …

Stefan Fule urged on Thursday for talks between the Albanian political parties regarding the election of the new president. “The selection for the office of the president should respect the spirit

Serbian candidate for presidency Tomislav Nikolic said on Wednesday that Serbia should join EU only with Kosovo. “If the EU wants Serbia as its member state, it will not set the conditions that the country cannot meet,” he said.

German and Swedish Foreign Ministers hailed in Berlin an agreement on holding of the Serbian elections in Kosovo. Guido Westerwelle and Carl Bildt also urged Serbia to remain committed to its EU road. “The people in Serbia need to make their own decision,” Bildt stressed commenting the upcoming elections in …

Radovan Karadzic said there was no genocide against Muslims in Bosnia. He explained that there had been no genocide since 2.6 percent of the Muslim

EP President Martin Schultz will arrive in Bulgaria today to deliver a speech on Europe’s anti-crisis solutions in Sofia-based University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The lecture is organized by the university, the Bulgarian Atlantic Club and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The Albanian government agreed on Wednesday to allow access to its territory to a EULEX team of prosecutors which will investigate allegations that the KLA harvested organs of Serb war prisoners. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the parliament will pass a