Balkans

Rapporteur for Albania Tanja Fajon said the European Parliament (EP) will be briefed on Tirana’s EU visa liberalisation process next month. As for the political stalemate that has slowed EU-related reforms, Fajon urged the ruling Democratic Party and the opposition Socialist Party on Sunday (March 21st) to stop damaging Albania’s …

It is false to believe that European Union set additional benchmarks for Macedonia, Secretariat for European Affairs (SEA) informed. SEA denied any accusations made by former Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Ivica

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called on European leaders to support Commission’s proposal about economic assistance for Greece. Barroso said that if no decision is made at the summit on March 25, eurozone stability will be in danger. The EC President called on the state and government leaders …

Bulgarian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Totyu Mladenov is to visit Greece, the press center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Minister Mladenov is to meet Greek Minister of Employment and Social Security Andreas Loverdos in Athens. They will discuss the development of the bilateral relations in …

Politički lideri u BiH treba da prevaziđu podjele iz prošlosti, te da, konsolidujući svoja dostignuća, dođu do zajedničke vizije, kaže Štefan File, komesar Evropske unije za proširenje “Nisam ja taj kojem su potrebne nove strategije za BiH”, ističe File. NN: Koji će biti Vaš prvi prioritet kao novog komesara za …

Author: Ioannis Michaletos Over the past two years, the economic crisis has badly affected most states in the world and has caused quite a few financial hurdles for economies in transition, such as the ones in Southeastern Europe. In parallel, a notable development that is being formatted is the importation of …

KFOR will on Monday begin a five-day unit deployment exercise across Kosovo, it was announced. The aim is to strengthen the capacities of KFOR, EULEX and the Kosovo police, KPS, so that they could react to any scenario that brings security

The prime ministers of neighbouring Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Gruevski and George Papandreou, respectively, agreed to meet this Thursday on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels to discuss their countries’ ongoing “name” spat.

A summit of Western Balkan leaders near Ljubljana ended on Saturday (March 20th) by adopting a joint statement on their countries’ commitment to the European perspective. The forum was marred by the absence of Serbian President Boris Tadic who boycotted because Kosovo was not represented according to the UN Security …

Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said on Friday (March 19th) that the EU expects Kosovo to step up efforts to fight crime and corruption and strengthen the rule of law. After talks with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and President Fatmir Sejdiu in Pristina, Fuele stressed the importance of guaranteeing political stability …