Balkans

The foreign ministers of Turkey, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina met on Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Ahmet Davutoglu, Gordan Jandroković and Sven Alkalaj agreed that the relations between these three countries are of strategic importance for the improvement of the general situation in southeastern Europe.

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković met with Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias in Athens on Thursday. Cvetković and Christofias are taking part in a conference in Athens, Greece, organized by the Economist magazine. Cvetković thanked Christofias for Cyprus’s support to Serbia’s EU pathway, and to the preservation of the country’s sovereignty …

Albanian officials have approved Vele Trpevski as the new Macedonian ambassador to Albania, the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed. Trpevski’s nomination was met with controversy due to his young age and apparent inexperience in diplomatic work.

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov is set to visit Macedonia on Friday and Saturday. Djankov will be a special guest at the 11th annual conference of the Macedonian stock exchange. He is expected to meet with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski.

War crimes prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they have filed charges against Darko Jankovic for crimes against civilians committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. Jankovic, 38, allegedly tortured and killed at least 13 Bosniaks in May and June 1992 in the Zvornik municipality. He was detained nearly a month ago.

The EU wants Albania to resolve its political stalemate by May 10th, for the good of the country’s integration processes. The ruling Democratic Party and the opposition Socialist Party have been at odds for months over the June 2009 general elections. The EU needs facts not promises, Spain’s Ambassador to …

The Montenegrin community will be added to the list of minority communities in Kosovo and will be legally recognised and equal to other minorities there, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci confirmed on Wednesday, during a regular cabinet meeting. President Fatmir Sejdiu has requested the government start the necessary amendment to the …

Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak said that his country would not be changing its stance on not recognizing Kosovo. “Our stance is clear and consistent, but not unfriendly,” Lajčak said. Lajčak confirmed support for the countries of the Western Balkans for joining

EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Wednesday he plans to hold a summit of euro-zone leaders by around May 10, where they will move to implement a joint bailout package for Greece. “On the basis of reports to be finalized in the coming days, the heads of state and

Macedonian Minister of Defense Zoran Konjanovski is set to meet with NATO Commander in Skopje Valentin Gagasev as well as with newly appointed NATO Commander in Skopje Slovenian David Humar, who will take office on May 3.