Balkans

Bulgaria and Russia have agreed to speed up negotiations on the South Stream gas pipeline, Alexei Miller, CEO of the Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Friday in Sofia. Miller explained that the two sides had made significant progress in speeding up the process of implementing the South Stream project, following …

Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday (October 15th) that parliamentary elections will be held at the end of 2011, as previously announced. She was refuting suggestions by some opposition parties that the

France’s Xavier Bout de Marnhac took over as the new head of EULEX on Friday (October 15th), replacing compatriot General Yves de Kermabon, who has led the mission since February 2008. De Marnhac served as KFOR commander from 2007 to 2008. He says his priorities will be to restore rule …

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Thursday in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They expressed their support to the forthcoming dialogue between Belgrade and

The Serbian parliament adopted a declaration condemning the crimes committed against the Serb people and citizens of Serbia. The crimes were committed during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

Croatia and neighbour Slovenia have found a solution to the last major bilateral obstacle that was blocking Zagreb’s EU entry talks — cross-border banking access, Slovenia’s

The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been adjourned this Thursday because the defendant is not feeling well. Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon decided to adjourn the session after defense had

The EU and NATO must seek not to double their functions and resources, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels Thursday. Mladenov took part in the meeting

Greece Foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras says Greece welcomes the upcoming visit by a Turkish delegation to support normalisation of bilateral ties, but at the same time, said Ankara should

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia next week and then Serbia in November, the court announced on Wednesday (October 13th). Brammertz will be discussing co-operation with the tribunal, ahead of his December progress report to the UN regarding countries in …