Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is set to meet Serbia’s top officials today. This will be his first official Balkan tour. Westerwelle is scheduled to meet Serbian PM Mirko Cvetkovic and Serbian President Boris Tadic. In the afternoon he is set to meet his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic.
Read More »Ukraine President: EU Accession remains a priority
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych addressed the Ukrainian people. In his speech, he stressed that the European integration and accession to the EU remain a priority of Ukraine’s foreign policy and expressed hope that the Summit Ukraine-EU in the autumn …
Read More »EU’s Lohan reiterates commitment to Albania’s integration bid
Helmuth Lohan, the outgoing head of the EU delegation in Tirana, praised the work of Albanian institutions and said he is convinced that EU integration is a process that is
Read More »Haradinaj faces Kosovo politics ban
Opposition leader and former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Ramush Haradinaj will be banned from taking part in politics if he is released from The Hague while he awaits a war crimes retrial, EULEX officials have stated.
Read More »EULEX provides guarantees for Haradinaj
The EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has provided guarantees for the temporary release of Ramush Haradinaj. The Kosovo Albanian politician and
Read More »UNMIK chief in Belgrade for meetings
UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier will be in Belgrade today for meetings with Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dačić and Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović. Kosovo and Metohija Ministry
Read More »Macedonia and Russia to sign cooperation memorandum
The State advisor for foreign affairs of Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov, Darko Kostadinovski said that Macedonia and Russia will soon sign a cooperation and friendship memorandum, adding that
Read More »EP panel to discuss progress report on BIH visa liberalisation
The European Parliament’s (EP) Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will discuss a report next week assessing whether BiH has met conditions required to scrap visa requirements for its citizens. The panel
Read More »Kosovo’s Hyseni says no counter resolution to Serbia’s document
Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni said on Monday (August 23rd) that Kosovo will not offer a counter resolution to the document Serbia has submitted to the UN General Assembly for discussion next month. Kosovo
Read More »Expat Cypriots gather to discuss current issues
Cypriots living abroad are gathering in Nicosia on Tuesday (August 24th) for a five-day conference on the reunification effort and other current issues. The 23rd Conference of the Executive Councils of the World Federation
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