Balkans

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov will pay Saturday a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, Bulgaria Presidency’s press secretariat announced.

“I hope Macedonia to become EU member state in 2 to 3 years time. My mission will be completed and would be jobless”, Slovenian EP rapporteur on Macedonia Zoran Taler said, just few hours before the visa liberalization enters into effect. Both, Zoran Taler and Tanja Fajon met with Macedonian …

If Macedonia fails to use the next six months to resolve the disputes that block its integration into the Euro-Atlantic community, the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) must consider its own alternatives, DUI member said on Friday.

The Republic of Macedonia took over the one-year rotating presidency of the European Energy Community, with a formal start on 1 January 2010. Macedonia’s Economy Minister Fatmir Besimi took the chair of the Energy Community after completion of the 7th meeting of Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, which took …

Novi prijedlog budžeta BiH za narednu godinu bit će umanjen za oko 24 miliona KM u odnosu na u srijedu odbačeni prijedlog, a novim prijedlogom bit će uvažen i zahtjev Predsjedništva BiH za izdvajanje 35 miliona KM za povratak, rekli su jučer u Ministarstvu finansija i trezora BiH.

EU member-states have given their consent to close two chapters in Croatia’s admission negotiations, EU sources say. The chapters on the freedom to provide services and social politics and employment will be formally closed at the inter-governmental conference for EU admission, which will be held at the ministerial level in …

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci stated that the process of recognizing Kosovo independence would continue. He said that there would be even more recognitions because of the debate before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that was held regarding Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration.

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said Thursday that Serbia has “never moved faster towards the EU than in 2009”. Speaking during a humanitarian New Year’s reception organized by the Foreign Ministry, he reiterated that EU membership was one of the Serbian government’s priorities.

In the first minutes of December 19 2009, 50 citizens of Serbia will be the first to travel to the European Union without visas in their passports in a flight from Belgrade to Brussels. This group of Serbian citizens, who were selected through the “Europe for everyone” open competition and …

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini says the time has come for Serbia to submit its application for European Union membership. Frattini said that Serbia should submit its candidacy appplication with the EU “before Christmas.”