Balkans

Cyprus must avoid any provocations that could risk the region’s stability amid the intention to conduct energy exploration, Washington announced before of the U.N. secretary-general’s decision on the future of Cypriot reunification talks.

Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova visited the town of Bosilegrad in Serbia, which is populated by ethnic Bulgarians. She said on Sunday (Bulgarian Orthodox Easter Day) at the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Bosilegrad: “Serbia will become a member of the EU but there is no way this could …

The EU Foreign and Security Policy chief Catherine Ashton condemns the recent series of arrests and aggressive language between Pristina and Belgrade and urged the two sides to respect their earlier commitments. Baroness Ashton’s office announced on Friday that the EU is monitoring the latest developments in Kosovo seriously and …

Greek President Karolos Papoulias has appealed to his counterpart in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) regarding discussions over the dispute on the Balkan country’s name. Papoulias sent a letter to President Gjorge Ivanov,

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked the Yugoslavian war crimes court Wednesday to postpone the start of his defence case for almost a year, saying he needs to more time to prepare. Facing 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Karadzic submitted

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Hashim Thaci met in New York at UN headquarters and discussed the latest events in Kosovo . The meeting focused on Kosovska Mitrovica recent conflicts and the technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Thaci thanked the UN and the secretary general personally on the UN’s …

Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Bakir Izetbegovic discussed Bosnia’s objective to join the Alliance with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen earlier on Wednesday. “The Euro-Atlantic integration process is the only realistic platform that

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the European Integration Teuta Arifi will visit Bulgaria tomorrow (11 April). Arifi will meet with Bulgarian FM Nikolay Mladenov and Minister of European Funds Management Tomislav Donchev. After the meetings, a press conference will be held on 13:30 local time.

The Bulgarian and Moldovan governments decided to sign an agreement about cooperation in case of disasters. Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been assigned to carry on with the negotiations. The deal will be signed when the Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat will pay a visit to Sofia on 19 …

Lucas Papademos, the Greek PM, is expected to announce on Wednesday the snap election date for May 6. Papademos will meet later today with the country’s president, Karolos Papoulias, and ask for elections to take place 18 months ahead of regularly scheduled elections.