Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic has called on KFOR and EULEX to protect the Serb community in Kosovo. He said that the fact that the international community kept silent about the killings was unacceptable.
Read More »EC report on Serbia finished, except the part that refers to Kosovo
European Commission (EC) report on Serbia has already been written and the Commission is now working out some minor details. The only part that is unfinished is the one that refers to Kosovo.
Read More »Albanian Prime Minister will visit Skopje in October
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha will pay an official visit to Macedonia by the end of October. Berisha was supposed to visit Macedonia in May 2010 after an invitation by Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski but the trip was cancelled
Read More »Bosnia marks one year without new government
Today marks the one year since Bosnia and Herzegovina’s last general election and the 12th sucessive month that the country has had no newly formed government. In the meantime, the country, which is being run using a technical mandate outlined in the Dayton Constitution, faces plummeting foreign direct investment, rising …
Read More »EU mediator for Belgrade-Pristina will visit Serbia next week
The EU mediator in the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, Robert Cooper, will visit Serbia next week. The dialog with Pristina, which ceased after seven Serbs
Read More »Milorad Dodik says that north Kosovo should join Serbia
The President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik has said Serbia’s response to the situation in North Kosovo should be much more vigorous. According to him Belgrade should insist on the separation of Kosovo’s northern region and its accession to Serbia.
Read More »Georgia Sees Bulgaria as Its Shortest Way to EU
Bulgaria is an important partner of Georgia and is seen as the shortest way the country can reach the EU, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has declared after meeting with Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov. “Our two countries are very much alike – we have gone through
Read More »Turkish PM visits Skopje
Macedonia will enter the European Union before Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday, congratulating Skopje in advance during his visit to the Balkan country. “On the EU process, I believe Macedonia will enter the EU before Turkey. The process continues at a fast pace. We are a …
Read More »EP rapporteur says that Serbia should focus on priorities
Serbia should return to the negotiating table as soon as possible and focus on its priorities, European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur Jelko Kacin has stated. He added that Serbia’s priorities are not entirely clear now when the EU candidate status is within reach.
Read More »Greece, France to discuss Greek crisis
Greek prime minister George Papandreou plans to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Friday for talks on Greece’s financial crisis. Their meeting comes as auditors from the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Union are in
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