Balkans

The Albanian government passed a bill on Tuesday that will lift visa restrictions for Serbian citizens traveling to Albania, and parliament is now expected to adopt the measure. The decision follows the visit of Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta to Belgrade in early March. Meta’s trip to the Serbian capital …

KFOR Commander Gen. Markus Bentler says the situation in Kosovo is calm, and added that KFOR was “not leaving, but rather adjusting its structure”.

Defense ministers of Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Šutanovac and Boro Vučinić today signed and inter-state agreement. The deal relates to exchange of equipment and documents.

Croatian and Bulgarian prime ministers Jadranka Kosor and Boyko Boriosov had discussed Wednesday Croatian EU accession talks, Bulgaria’s support and the economic co-operation. We made a lot under the 23rd negotiation chapter

Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor will pay official visit to Bulgaria on Wednesday. Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov will welcome PM Kosor and Croatia’s delegation at the airport in Sofia.

Secretary General of Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland will pay official visit to Serbia. He is scheduled to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Shikorski has canceled a trip to Macedonia following this weekend’s plane crash that killed the Polish president and scores of high-ranking political and military officials. Polish foreign minister was to visit Macedonia on April 19, the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that the two …

BIRN has organised a high-profile conference and open debate today in Belgrade on the further development of South Serbia and possibilities for the increased integration of ethnic Albanians into Serbian state institutions. The conference is entitled ‘South Serbia: From Frozen Conflict to Sustainable Solutions: Opportunities for Long-Term Integration and Development …

Recently elected Croatian president Ivo Josipovic arrives in Bosnia on Wednesday on his first official visit to the country, and has said that he intends to deliver an important call for “peace and cooperation”. On the first day of his visit to Bosnia, Josipovic is set to meet with a …

Albanian President Bamir Topi on Wednesday kicks off his two-day official visit to neighboring Macedonia. Topi is expected to meet his Macedonian counterpart, Georgi Ivanov, Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. They are set to discuss bilateral issues as well as regional topics.