As first Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that relations would freeze with the EU during the Greek Cypriot presidency in the latter part of 2012 unless
Read More »EC report says that Romania and Bulgaria must do more against corruption
Bulgaria and Romania need to make further progress in judicial reform and in the fight against corruption and, in the case of Bulgaria, also in the fight against organised crime. The reports stress in particular that the judiciary
Read More »War crims suspect Goran Hadzic was arrested in Serbia
Serbian President announces the arrest of Serbia’s last remaining UN-indicted war crimes suspect, the former leader of the Croatian Serbs, Goran Hadzic. Goran Hadzic was arrested at 8.24am, Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, told
Read More »Macedonia decided to abandon four war-crimes cases related to the 2001 conflict
After a day-long discussion, Macedonia’s ruling coalition voted on Tuesday to abandon four war-crimes cases related to the 2001 conflict.
Read More »Belgrade-Pristina talks in Brussels posponed
Kosovo talks which were expected to yield new agreements in Brussels on Wednesday have been postponed until September. An EU assessment found that Serbia and Kosovo are unable to compromise on the subjects of the talks, and it would be better to wait.
Read More »EU not happy about Albania’s local election
Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule on Tuesday in Brussels pronounced Albania’s May 8 local elections for Tirana “not good”. “The elections in Tirana were not good, as they demonstrated beyond doubt that the electoral framework needs to be reformed,” Fule told a joint press conference
Read More »Belgrade, Pristina to hold another round of negotiations on Wednesday in Brussels
The sixth round of negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina is due to take place on Wednesday in Brussels. It is expected that an agreement will be reached to recognize university diplomas from Pristina. Serbia’s chief negotiator Borislav Stefanovic confirmed the issues on the agenda would be diplomas, cadastre, power and …
Read More »Romania supports Moldova’s EU road
Romania is pleading for clear European prospects for the Republic of Moldova, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said in a news conference held in Bucharest
Read More »EC could lift monitoring mechanism for Romania and Bulgaria in 2012
The European Commission is likely to lift the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, through which Brussels monitors the progress Bulgaria and Romania are making in justice and home affairs, in July 2012.
Read More »Russia urges Moldova and Transnistria to settle for a constructive dialog
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regards it is necessary to invigorate the efforts of both Moldova and Transnistria to create proper conditions for constructive dialog.
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