Balkans

EU President Herman van Rompuy arrives on a one-day visit to Sofia on Wednesday to discuss the government’s plan for diversification of the natural gas supplies to Europe. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Herman van Rompuy will have a one-to-one meeting, followed by a joint news conference.

Fule said in Sarajevo on April 24 that Bosnian politicians should come to Brussels and sort out a programme of coordination of EU-related issues. He said agreement was needed between all

Croatian and Bosnian officials on April 24 exchanged views on a range of outstanding issues, ranging from the Neum corridor to the port of Ploce and EU-standard border checkpoints. Croatian officials on Tuesday presented Bosnia’s Foreign Ministry

On April 23-24, Cyprus hosted several Armenian Genocide commemorative events. Armenian community representative Vardges Mahtesian and speaker of the

Croatia is on track for EU membership, but has to do more to restructure ailing shipyards, strengthen the judiciary and fight corruption, Brussels said in its first monitoring report on the country’s readiness to join the block. “Overall, Croatia’s preparations are on track. Nevertheless, the

Macedonia’s way to NATO accession is being hampered by an absurd argument, said Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. According to the president, the decision of the Hague-based International Court of Justice

Bulgaria’s decision to abandon the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project was political and not due to technical

Macedonia’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday is expected to urge the UN Secretary General to take more account of the World Court ruling that deemed Greece’s blockade of Macedonia’s NATO accession illegal. The New York meeting with Ban Ki-Moon is seen as

Moldovan president Nicolae Timofti will visit Brussels, his first visit as the president of Moldova . He will meet Moldovan diaspora in Belgium and will hold a series of meetings with European officials like Jose Manuel Barroso, Herman Van Rompuy and Stefan Fule.

The Bulgarian Embassy to Belgrade rejects the risk that Sofia to block Serbia’s accession to the EU. “Bulgaria played an active role in the process of Serbia’s