Balkans

Bulgaria and Kosovo are to sign a memorandum of understanding in the energy sector. The document will be signed by Bulagrian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov and Kosovan Minister of Energy and Mining Justina Shiroka-Pula.

The EU has set aside some 850 million EUR for Serbia from its preaccession funds, Adriano Martins, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia announced. Stating that in November, the Commission will be deciding on concrete projects to compete for the funds, he praised the efforts of Serbia to …

SARAJEVO Tranzicija Ureda visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice u Ured specijalnog predstavnika EU za BiH neće biti realizirana prije oktobarskih općih izbora, jer domaće vlasti nisu ispunile postavljene uslove i ciljeve. Potvrdio je to jučer Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH, nakon okončanog dvodnevnog zasjedanja Upravnog odbora Vijeća za …

UN special envoy in name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz begins his visit to Athens, where he will meet with Greek authorities and discuss name issue under UN auspices. UN mediator Nimetz is slated to meet with Greece’s Alternative Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas. UN mediator Nimetz meet with …

Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic. We will meet only if the meeting is set on an international level and we don’t discuss Kosovo’s status, President Sejdiu said in a statement. He said that everybody should contribute to decrease tensions in the region, …

Following talks in Sofia on February 26 2010, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc were scheduled to travel to Vidin to inspect progress on Danube Bridge 2. During Boc’s visit, memorandums of understanding were to signed on the 2007-2013 cross border co-operation programme and on …

Yves de Kermabon, the head of the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, will visit Belgrade from March 2-3 to discuss the judicial system in the north of Kosovo. Kermabon will meet Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanovic and other Serbian officials.

The trial of General Zdravko Tolimir, accused of crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995, will begin today in The Hague with the Prosecution’s opening statement, Tolimir will represent himself during the trial, despite Chamber warnings that this may be difficult for him.

The opposition Socialist Party (SP) announced on Wednesday (February 24th) that its members are returning to parliament Thursday after nearly six months of boycott. “This is a step we take to show that we don’t aim to prevent reforms, and give the majority a chance to resolve the political crisis,” …

The Serbian government and its Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija have rejected the so-called strategy for north Kosovo, claiming it is invalid. The strategy was introduced in mid-January by the International Civilian Office, ICO, in Pristina, and the Kosovo government, and it drew strong opposition from Kosovo Serbs.