Until there is progress in solving the border dispute, Slovenia will not stop blocking Croatia`s European Union accession negotiations, Slovenian Prime Minster Borut Pahor said on Tuesday. After a one hour meeting, which was also the first meeting of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and his Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor, …

Both Brussels and Strasbourg will watch closely Macedonia’s March 22 presidential and local election for signs of democratic maturity after the country’s last general election in June 2008 was marred by violence and fraud. The European Commission via its office in Skopje will monitor both the pre-election campaign and the …

European foreign ministers failed to formally appoint the new international representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday but sources said that Austrian Valentin Inszko, Vienna’s former ambassador to Bosnia, was now the strongest contender for the post after the British frontrunner pulled out. According to diplomatic sources, Emyr Parry Jones, …