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Cypriot reunification was among the main topics discussed by Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas during his meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday (February 18th) in New York. “We want to

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele says Serbia has the capacity to progress quickly in the EU integration process. In an interview with Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti on Saturday (February 19th), he

The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) Commander Erhard Buehler has said that KFOR will complete its restructuring in a few days. This will leave it with 5,000 troops on the field.

Croatia’s EU membership negotiations could be completed in the first half of 2011 provided Zagreb pushes ahead with reform, according to a resolution adopted by Parliament on Wednesday. Yet the biggest challenge may be “selling” the benefits of EU membership to a sceptical Croatian population, the EP press service announced.

The United Nations Security Council will today discuss Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s new report on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija. Serbia will be represented at the session by its foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić.

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković has said that a government reshuffle would begin after an assessment of the work of all ministers. He stressed that the current year, as the last of the incumbent government’s term, was crucial for European integration and emergence from crisis, which is why 2011 should …

Greek Foreign Minister Demetris Droutsas on Tuesday urged Turkey to act constructively for a solution to the decades-old Cyprus problem. Droutsas was in Cyprus for a two-day visit for talks with Greek Cypriots before flying to London and New York. He expressed support for a viable solution in Cyprus, adding …

Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said on Monday (February 14th) he will meet with prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia to discuss the case of Croatian war veteran Tihomir Purda. Purda was arrested in early January at the border between Croatia and BiH based on a Serbian …

Stefano Sannino, deputy director-general of the EU’s Directorate General for Enlargement, said Monday (February 14th) he expects the government to remain committed to the EU integration process and

EULEX deputy head Andy Sparks is working to present a new strategy to reintegrate the north, Klan Kosova reported on Monday (February 14th). According to the media, Sparks spent the weekend in