Serbian President Boris Tadić will address the UN General Assembly on Friday, within the General Debate that began on September 21. The Serbian president will hold a series of bilateral meetings with officials from around the world on the sidelines of the session.
Read More »Serbia to send troops in Cyprus peacekeeping mission
Serbian Army (VS) Infantry Squad will take part in a UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus. VS Chief of General Staff General Miloje Miletić and his associates saw off from the Nis military airport Friday morning VS members to Cyprus.
Read More »Bulgaria says it will work to change the position of Finland and the Netherlands
Bulgaria will try to persuade the Netherlands and Finland to change their opposition to Bulgaria and Romania’s accession to the Schengen visa zone, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov told Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on September 22 2011.
Read More »EU warns Bosnia that it will lose funds due to political situation
The European Union warned Bosnia on Thursday it could lose almost 100 million euros (135 million dollars) of the bloc’s funds for 2011 due to internal political disputes and gave it a few days to agree over the issue. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele “regrets that Bosnia-Hercegovina is the
Read More »Greece backs Serbia’s EU accession
Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Dimosthenis Stoidis voiced expectation Thursday that Serbia will become an EU candidate country in December. The ambassador underlined that Greece fully backed Serbia’s EU integration.
Read More »UN says that Kosovo will remain unique customs zone
The plan which was unanimously adopted at the UN Security Council session in 2008 contains six points that refer to the dialogue with Belgrade. The six points refer to police, customs, judiciary, transportation
Read More »Belgrade-Priština dialogue will continue, says Serbian head negotiator
Belgrade negotiating team head Borislav Stefanović said late Wednesday the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština would not stop. He added, however, that it was unlikely the next round of talks would be held on September 28.
Read More »EULEX: Judge to decide on Limaj’s detention
Former Transport Minister Fatmir Limaj handed himself in to District Court of Pristina at a detention hearing at on Thursday. An international judge is soon to decide whether the EULEX arrest warrant for Limaj is to be executed.
Read More »EU will close police mission in Bosnia
Mission to close down by the middle of next year; functions to be handed to EU delegation in Sarajevo. The member states of the European Union have decided to close its 300-member police mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM) by the middle of next year. The decision, which has not …
Read More »Bulgaria, Romania were denied Schengen entry until 2013
The Netherlands and Finland have vetoed the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the visa-free Schengen Area at the meeting of the EU Interior Ministers in Brussels today.
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