Balkans

Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra stated in Priština on Monday that his country will withdraw 300 of its KFOR soldiers from Kosovo, thus leaving 90 troops.

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has tendered his resignation following a court ruling that he breached the Constitution when he preserved his post in the party, while being head of state at the same time. On Friday the Constitutional Court ruled that Sejdiu violated the Constitution, occupying both the posts of …

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Serbia at the beginning of October as part of her tour in the region. Clinton is expected to arrive in Belgrade on 12 October and discuss the talks with Kosovo and Serbia’s European integration. She will be interested in the sequence of …

European Parliament (EP) Special Envoy for the Balkans Jelko Kacin has announced that he will visit Belgrade on October 3. He also said Serbia has to resolve the issue of the forming of the Bosniak national council by that date.

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov told the UN General Assembly on Friday (September 24th) that he hopes his country will soon be able to reach an agreement in its long-standing name dispute with Greece. “I hope that, as two

Talks will Kosovo will start soon, Serbian President Boris Tadic told the UN General Assembly on Saturday (September 25th). Addressing participants in the assembly’s 65th session, Tadic called for patience and said the two

BiH — High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Saturday (September 25th) that the leaders of BiH should exit the “blind street” they have entered and instead start explaining to the EU why their country should become a member

Albanian President Bamir Topi used the UN General Assembly session to call upon countries which did not recognize Kosovo to do so. At the same time he advocated a dialogue between Belgrade and Priština as, as he said, “two independent countries”.

Serbian Labor Minister Rasim Ljajić and his Turkish counterpart Omer Dincer on Thursday signed an agreement on cooperation. They assessed that the agreement between the two ministries signed on Thursday will significantly improve bilateral relations. 

Officials in Greece and the European Union on Thursday denied media reports that Athens is seeking an extension of an international rescue loan agreement beyond 2012. “There will be no extension of the (loan) agreement – we state this categorically, and of course there is no question of extending the …