Balkans

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM and Finance Minister Djankov and Minister for Bulgarians Abroad Bozhidar Dimitrov are setting out to meet members of the historic Bulgarian minority in Moldova.

The war crimes prosecutor in Belgrade has submitted an indictment against four people for crimes committed in Croatia in 1991. All four are former members of the police in the so-called

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milsoski is set to meet EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule in Brussels on Tuesday. Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that their meeting will focus on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria for membership ahead of the

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reiterated on Sunday (June 27th) that nobody has put the issue of Greece leaving the eurozone on the table. In an interview with the BBC, Papandreou said that Athens has taken all necessary measures to avoid this option, and the fact that an EU/IMF mechanism …

The Kosovo Albanian, and Albanian PMs stated that they believe that the ICJ decision will work to the advantage of Kosovo. They also said it would result in new recognitions.

The regional summit held near Prizren, at which the presidents of Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro were in attendance, focused mainly on free travel. Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said that there is an initiative for forming a mini-Schengen zone for free movement throughout the Balkans.

The Belgian government reassured Western Balkans states that the doors of European Union are open for every country in the region, while adding that all must fulfill the necessary conditions before being invited to join the 27 nation bloc.

SARAJEVO Vijeće ministara BiH planira za okončanje povratka izbjeglih i raseljenih i za naknadu u ratu uništene imovine osigurati oko milijardu KM. Predviđeno je to revidiranom strategijom povratka koju je u četvrtak usvojio Dom naroda parlamenta BiH. U Savezu udruženja povratnika, raseljenih lica i izbjeglica RS juče su ocijenili da …

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić will talk with his Croatian counterpart Tomislav Karamarko regarding the Zemun Clan and police cooperation in the region. Dačić and Karamarko will be meeting on Monday in Sombor to talk about the cases related to Zemun Clan members Sretko Kalinić and Miloš Simović.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and UN Resident Co-ordinator to Serbia William Infante signed a new, five-year partnership strategy Friday (June 25th) in Belgrade. Worth $250m, it will support