Balkans

Albania – Lawmakers from the opposition Socialist Party (SP) are expected to attend parliament sessions this week, following the start of negotiations to resolve the ongoing political stalemate. Local media reported at the weekend that SP leader Edi Rama was told at a negotiating table in Strasbourg to get his …

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov reiterated on Sunday (May 23rd) that his country is willing to resolve the long-standing name dispute with Greece, telling Radio Free Europe that there is no alternative to EU and NATO membership. The president, however, stressed that this solution must be mutually acceptable. He said there …

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Sunday (May 23rd) that EU officials assured him recently the bloc will accelerate the enlargement process after the world economic crisis eases. He blamed the stalemate in the integration of new members on the shift in EU focus to its economic troubles. Tadic also …

We had to choose between collapse and salvation – we chose salvation, Greek Prime Minister Georgious Papandreu said at the parliament. Papandreu stated that eh Cabinet has aimed at turning the crisis into a chance. “The system we succeeded was based on inequality and injustice, we hadn’t the chance to …

Bulgaria will host the third meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe. The forum will take place at Grand Hotel Sofia and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will deliver welcoming speech to the participants. Delegations of the Balkan sates will make a review …

SARAJEVO Komisija za lijekove pri Agenciji za lijekove i medicinska sredstva BiH dva mjeseca ne radi, zbog čega je zaustavljen plasman novih lijekova na bh. tržište. Komisija je rad obustavila jer im se gotovo godinu dana ne isplaćuju naknade. Vijeće ministara BiH na narednoj sjednici razmatrat će zahtjeve za isplatu …

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Serbia to look to the future, said reports. That future, he said, lies in integration into the European Union and NATO despite its skepticism regarding the alliance.

Serbian President Boris Tadić and Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias met in Nicosia on Thursday, on the first day of Tadić’s two-day visit. At a joint press conference after meeting Tadić, Christofias said that Cyprus supports Serbia and all Western Balkan countries on their path towards integration in the European Union.

After meeting with EU representatives in Strasbourg, Albania’s main political parties have failed to reach an agreement to overcome the political stalemate that has plagued the country for almost a year. Prime Minister Sali Berisha from the ruling Democratic Party and opposition leader Edi Rama of the Socialists met with

Top Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) leader Haris Silajdzic is set to travel to Belgrade next week for his first official visit to Serbia since the end of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, his advisor said Thursday. Silajdzic, who serves as the Bosniak member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, is scheduled to make a one-day …