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EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper and head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović conferred in Vienna on Wednesday. They discussed the possibilities of continuation of the Kosovo talks, which

Bulgaria has taken some measures to improve its justice system and the prosecution of organised crime but more convincing results are needed, according to an interim monitoring report by the European Commission. The February report — released by Brussels on Wednesday — focuses on the

Croatian President proposes arbitration to solve Croatia’s oustanding border disputes with Serbia and Bosnia. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic says if more

No ethnic community in Kosovo can expect special treatment, Hashim Thaci said, urging Serbs in the north of the country to recognize the Pristina government and its institutions. Thaci told reporters in Pristina that he felt encouraged by the willingness

Serbia will not become a candidate for EU membership if Belgrade fails to, by the end of next week, reach an agreement with Priština on Kosovo’s representation. EU officials expect to see a progress in the dialogue already by mid-February. 

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to release Dusko Tadic, who has been charged over the killing of civilians in the east of the country in 1992, but has imposed limitations on his movements. The court’s decision prohibits Tadic from leaving his place of residence. It imposes a …

EU prosecutors in Kosovo trying seven people accused of organ trafficking in a landmark case said Tuesday they have asked Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Turkey to help identify victims of the scam. “We have several requests for legal assistance out to many countries including most

Serbian officials met in Belgrade on Monday with a visiting IMF mission and opened talks on the first review of the current precautionary stand-by arrangement. Zuzana Murgasova is leading the IMF Mission

The European Union (EU) Tuesday reiterated its position that it wants debt-ridden Greece to remain inside the 17-member Eurozone following an interview by an EU Commissioner who said that a Greek Euro-exit “will not destroy the Eurozone.” “We want Greece to remain a member of euro area. We are fully …

The Bulgarian Border Police has shut down for traffic the Kapitan Andreevo crossing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a result of the floods that struck Southeastern Bulgaria on Monday. As of 6 pm on February 6, 2012, the Kapitan Andreevo crossing was