Balkans

The Hague court issued an order for the Secretariat to appoint the committee consisting of three doctors and file a report on the defendant’s aptitude to be placed in detention having in mind his health. At the same time, the court called on Šešelj to cooperate and show good will …

The Bulgarian cabinet approved an agreement between Nabucco Gas Pipeline Bulgaria EOOD and Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH (NIC) on Tuesday for the further implementation of the gas pipeline project. The agreement between Nabucco consortium

Serbia’s government has decided to exclude its former province of Kosovo from the next elections. “The EU course has prevailed,” a cabinet source said, referring

Six civil society representatives are being included in the initial stage of negotiations between Montenegro and the EU. Montenegro’s government has included NGO

Roads leading to Zubin Potok are open to traffic again as of noon on Monday, after being blocked for more than two hours earlier in the day. Local Serbs guarding the barricade in Zupče

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Greece can achieve the goal of decreasing debt to 120.5% of the GDP in 2020, but the need of third rescue package for the debt-stricken country cannot be excluded. “No one can now exclude the possibility for Greece to need a third bailout …

Euro zone finance ministers will sign off on a second bailout package for Greece today. The bloc’s original problem debtor, Greece, swapped its privately held bonds over the

U.S. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has introduced the NATO Enlargement Bill, calling on President Obama to provide “a clear roadmap” for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, and Montenegro to NATO at the Chicago summit in late May.

The Brussels-Skopje dialogue is not intended at bypassing Greece’s continued blockade of the country’s EU membership talks but at keeping alive the momentum for reform until the problem with Greece is solved. The first talks start this Thursday in Skopje between teams led by the EU’s enlargement commissioner, Stefan Fuele, …

Germany and Austria called on Greece on Thursday to tighten immigration controls, saying that other countries in the European Union may be forced to reinstate border checks if Athens did not act. A group of seven EU ministers of justice and home affairs urged Greece to improve border controls using …