Balkans

Bulgaria will ask Russia for a loan of some 2 billion euros (USD 2.75 billion) to finance the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant over the next two years, the Bulgarian economy minister said Tuesday.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha greeted the second anniversary of Kosovo’s independence in a letter sent to his Kosovo counterpart, Hashim Thaci, on Wednesday.

High Representative Valentin Inzko briefed a visiting US Congressional delegation Monday (February 15th) on obstacles BiH faces in its reform process. He insisted that the country’s territorial integrity will not be

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked on Monday (February 15th) that the UN war crimes tribunal force Germany, France, Croatia and Iran to give him documents related to arming Bosnian Muslims during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict.

Croatia will resume accession talks with the European Union Friday and is expected to open at least two more chapters in the negotiating process, which aims for the full membership of the country in the EU. The Netherlands had expressed its reservations about the possibility of opening the chapter on …

“We have clear goal, regarding name solution and we will continue with our name talks in order to find name solution”, Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski said. He made the remarks, following the statement made by the opposition leader Branko Crvenkovski that Macedonia is leading pro-form talks with Greece. “We have …

Albania’s entry in EU is the key factor for Balkans stability, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said. Belgian PM made the remarks during her visit to Tirana. She met with her Albanian counterpart Sali Berisha, and she will visit Podgorica and Belgrade later today. Belgian PM Leterme pointed out that …

Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov sent greetings to his Kosovo counterpart Fatmir Sejdiu on occasion of Kosovo’s independence. “The establishment of demarcation process and diplomatic relations has created all the necessary pre-conditions for

SARAJEVO Vijeće za implementaciju mira u BiH (PIC) vjerovatno do oktobra ove godine neće moći preporučiti ukidanje OHR-a, kazao je juče u Sarajevu Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice i specijalni predstavnik Evropske unije za BiH.

Kosovo marks the second anniversary of its declaration of independence on Wednesday amid worries over its legal status. However there’s optimism over increased co-operation between ethnic groups in the Balkan state.