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Spanish ambassador Inigo de Palacio Espana said that there is no confirmed date for forwarding Serbia’s candidacy application to the EUCouncil of Ministers. “The EU-Serbia meeting will include political dialogue, not a formal meeting and it is hard to say whether there will be a conclusion reached for the date …

European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee will discuss the draft-resolution regarding Croatia’s progress towards EU on Tuesday. The Committee is due to discuss the 50 amendments submitted by the EP rapporteur for Hannes Swoboda. The committee members will vote on Wednesday. Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will address the Committee, before the …

“It is unnatural and historically groundless Serbian people to be a national minority in Montenegro”, Serbian President Boris Tadic said. Tadic criticized the establishment of the Serbian Council in Montenegro, adding that Serbia can’t support that decision. Serbian President pointed out that it is complicated to make a clear difference …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will visit Slovenia on Tuesday, following the invitation by his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar. Apart from meeting Zbogar, the Macedonian official will also meet the chair of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Janja Klasinc. The ministers are expected to discuss on strengthening bilateral relations between …

The resolution of the name dispute is the ticket of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to EU accession, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said. He has attended the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Papandreou has met the newly elected President of PACE Movlud Cavushoglu. …

Serbia is ready to turn a new page in its relations with Montenegro, after relations between the two countries worsened following Podgorica’s decision to establish diplomatic links with Kosovo. In an interview with Podgorica daily Dan on Tuesday, Serbian President Boris Tadic said that relations between Serbia and Montenegro are …

The Council of Europe has suggested holding a multilateral conference on Bosnia with key local and international stakeholders, aimed at finding ways to strengthen democracy and human rights in the country. In a report presented to the Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday, the Council of Europe’s monitoring committee lists a number …

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have reached an agreement on the demarcation of their border. At their meeting the two countries’ foreign ministers expressed hope the other technical details related with the annex to the document would be settled quickly so that the agreement could be signed. An agreement on …

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will pay a formal visit to Turkey on January 29 and 30. Borisov will arrive in Turkey upon an invitation by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkish

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has called on his Turkish counterpart to revive efforts to improve ties between the two long-standing rival countries. Papandreou wrote to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying he was “encouraged by the willingness” of the two sides to improve bilateral relations in recent years.