Balkans

Macedonian defense minister to visit Bosnia

Macedonian Defense Minister Fatmir Besimi is to depart on a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday. He will meet with his Bosnian counterpart Selmo Cikotic to discuss bilateral and regional cooperation and security. He will also visit the Macedonian contingent within the ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Serbs in northern Kosovo removed the barricades

All roads in northern Kosovo were unblocked on Thursday after EULEX had finished its operation in the Zubin Potok area. EULEX police returned to southern Kosovska Mitrovica and local Serbs removed the barricades. The roadblocks were set up right after the EULEX police blocked a road between Kosovska Mitrovica and …

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Albania political deadlock delayed EU talks

Albania’s Socialist opposition returned to parliament on Monday, ending a three-month boycott, but the country’s path towards EU accession may have been affected, warns one think tank. The Socialist opposition started boycotting parliament in protest against what it alleged were irregularities in the May 8 race for the post of …

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Greece backs Belgrade-Pristina dialogue

Greek FM Stavros Lambrinidis believes Serbia will become EU candidate by the end of the year, and calls for a continuation of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue. He said that the dialogue can help Serbia’s EU integration.

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EU urges Kosovo to continue dialogue with Serbia

The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompey has encouraged Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga to continue in its dialogue with Serbia. Van Rompey said on Tuesday that dialogue needed to continue between the two countries to help make progress on remaining issues.

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