EU will not close doors after Croatia for membership. Macedonia is in a position to initiate talks with the EU, but the name issue is still pending. That is what EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule said.
Read More »German FM supports Serbia on its EU path
Germany backs the European perspective on Serbia. That is what German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle after a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic in Berlin. According to Guido Westerwelle Serbia has achieved significant progress on its way to the EU. He assessed the arrest of General Ratko Mladic as …
Read More »Cypriot leaders agreed to intensify negotiations for settling the conflict
U.N. mediated talks on reunifying the divided island of Cyprus have ended without agreement in Geneva. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu for the third session of Cyprus talks since November.
Read More »Serbian opposition leader says the country must choose Kosovo over EU
The opposition Serb Progressive Party (SNS) would “halt the European road”, if the final condition for Serbia to join the EU would be to recognize Kosovo. This is according to party leader Tomislav Nikolić.
Read More »Šešelj’s release request was rejected by Hague Tribunal
The Hague Tribunal has rejected Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj request to be temporarily released. Šešelj on Wednesday entered a plea on contempt of court charges and filed the motion for temporary release.
Read More »Cypriot leaders will meet again in October
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on leaders of the divided island of Cyprus to overcome their differences by October with a view to ending the conflict which obstructs Turkey’s admission into the European Union (EU). Ban met Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroğlu in Geneva. …
Read More »Hungary pushes for Serbia’s EU candidate status
Hungary has sent a memorandum to European Union member states calling for a sustained policy of admitting Western Balkan countries as members. On July 6, Hungary also urged the EU to grant candidate status to Serbia and set a date for negotiating its EU membership by the end of this …
Read More »Dick Marty to visit Serbia
Council of Europe (CoE) Rapporteur Dick Marty will attend a debate on an OSCE resolution on combat against illicit trade in human organs, submitted by Serbia. The debate will take place on Saturday in Belgrade as part of the ongoing OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Annual Session. OSCE PA Permanent Committee …
Read More »Israeli PM Netanyahu visits Bulgaria
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives on Thursday in Bulgaria, the first visit of an Israeli prime minister to the country for the last two decades. The Israeli delegation will include ministers of finance, telecommunications, construction and civil defense.
Read More »Serbian PM says that dialogue with Priština is a way to durable peace
Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković said the first agreements reached in the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština “would benefit
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