The former head of the EU delegation in Skopje has today taken up his new post as EU Special Representative, EUSR, for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peter Sorensen, a Dane with more than 15 years’ experience in the Western Balkan region, is one of just eight EUSR’s operating in the

Stefan Füle, European Commissioner for Expansion, has called on Montenegro’s political elite to reach an agreement on election law, a minimum requirement for Montenegro to receive a date for EU accession negotiations. The European Commissioner again called on the government and opposition to reach agreement on adoption of the election …

Greece faces more demands for fiscal tightening as senior government officials acknowledge that the country is likely to overshoot limits set on its budget deficit this year. Greece’s deficit could exceed 8.5% of gross domestic product, compared with an official forecast for 7.6%, as the government struggles to meet revenue …