UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday (May 19th) expressed hope that talks aimed at reunifying Cyprus will continue, yet acknowledged they can’t last forever.  Ban said that February statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — in support of the negotiations — added momentum to the process. Ban said …

Serbia has received an invitation to next month’s EU-Western Balkans conference in Sarajevo, local media reported on Wednesday (May 19th). Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, has said that an agreement had been reached to hold it under the so-called Gymnich format. Kosovo …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele reiterated on Wednesday (May 19th) that Hague war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz’s report on co-operation shown by Serbia and Croatia will be crucial to their respective EU integration bids. Speaking at the European Parliament, he said that the European Commission is ready to …