Balkans

Bulgaria supports Kosovo at NATO Ministerial

Bulgaria has stressed its adherence to the principled position of NATO on preserving Kosovo’s territorial integrity, according to the speech of the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov at the annual meeting of the Alliance member states’ top diplomats. “The general principled agreement for the territorial integrity of Kosovo was among …

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Serbia’s EU candidacy postponed until March 2012

EU leaders are to postpone a decision to grant Serbia candidate status for the next summit in March, according to the draft conclusions of the European Council leaked overnight. According to the draft conclusions for the summit on Friday, Serbia may obtain EU candidacy in March when EU

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Croatia signed the EU Accession Treaty

European leaders hail historic opportunity for Croatia and say Zagreb’s persistence vindicates enlargement policy; Croat President says country needs ‘more Europe, not less’. Croatia signed its EU accession treaty on Friday in Brussels, aiming to become the European club’s 28th member state on July 1, 2013.

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Little chances of progress in talks on Bulgaria, Romania’s Schengen entry

Little movement is expected in a discussion on Bulgaria’s and Romania’s application to join the Schengen area during next week’s meeting of the European Union’s interior ministers. The Dutch government wants to wait for an interim report by the European Commission (EC) in February before lifting its objections. The government …

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Bosnia’s Croats say the Bosniaks are responsible for political situation

After Croat parties say they offered major concessions to help form a state government, Social Democrat leader says demands to form Croat entity have worsened the political climate. Croat and Bosniak [Muslim] parties in Bosnia have accused one another of blocking the formation of a state government 14 months after …

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