Balkans

Every political party in Albania missed initial deadlines set by the Central Election Commission, thus jeopardising the normal timetable for the May 8th local elections. The deadline for submitting

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said on Tuesday (February 8th) that Croatia may receive a date for wrapping up its EU negotiations in April. After talks

Czech President Vaclav Klaus voiced support Tuesday (February 8th) for Macedonia’s bid to join the EU. After talks with Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov in Prague, Klaus said

After a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (February 8th), the International Steering Group (ISG) said the proposed dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia should identify and resolve practical issues of the interest to both countries. Kosovo was represented at the meeting by acting Foreign Minister

Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac expects that ruling coalition’s leaders will meet in the next few days to discuss the government reshuffle. NATO strategic conference dubbed “After Lisbon – implementation of transformation” will be held in Belgrade in June. A total of 69 countries will attend the meeting and 28 …

Serbia and Croatia have sent requests for the extradition of Serb paramilitary Milorad Momic, who was recently arrested in France on January 31 on an interpol warrant issued by Serbia.

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Thomas Countryman, will visit Priština today, and then head for Macedonia and Albania. His visit comes during negotiations to form a government there.

Turkish ambassador to Bulgaria İsmail Aramaz says that the visa system for Turkish citizens wanting to enter Bulgaria is a “serious obstacle to the future development of bilateral relations”. “Our government constantly urges the Bulgarian authorities to consider this issue,” he said. “In the previous instance, our prime minister, Recep …

The European Commission (EC) keeps a close eye on the development of the situation at the Bulgarian-Greek border, said Charlotte Arwidi, spokesperson of the European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry, commenting on the protests of Greek

The EU should be proactive in solving the notorious dispute between Greece and Macedonia over the latter’s name, according to Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Klaus welcomed in Prague on Tuesday Macedonian President George Ivanov making it clear he can understand Macedonia’s effort to enter the EU and he does not …