Balkans

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 …

If treaty goes ahead as expected in Brussels, country may become EU’s 28th member on July 1, 2013. The European Commission announced that the accession treaty will be signed on Friday morning on the margins

Parliament had supported an opposition motion demanding a renewed ban on products from Serbia. Kosovo’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a motion calling on the government to introduce a trade ban with Serbia.

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz commended Serbia at a UN Security Council session Wednesday for extraditing Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić. However, he demanded a serious investigation into the network of their helpers prior to the arrests.

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie held talks on Thursday with his Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov. China and Bulgaria have witnessed frequent all-level exchanges and fruitful cooperation in

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 …

Opposition and government point fingers after the EU Council of Ministers on Tuesday said Albania had made little progress towards membership. Albania’s government has blamed the Socialist-led opposition

Montenegrins hope they will get a date for a start to EU membership talks at the EU leaders’ summit on December 9. “We hope the European Council will follow the recommendation of the European

Greece has not received an official notice from Sofia about its decision to give up on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, said Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Grigoris Delavekouras.

Berlin appears to be softened its position on Serbia’s EU candidacy. However, Germany still expects progress in the talks between Belgrade and Pristina. It is possible for Berlin to back giving Serbia’s a status of EU member state candidate. One of the conditions for this to happen is lifting the …