European Council President-designate Herman van Rompuy will pay a brief working visit to Bulgaria on December 14 2009, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told journalists in Brussels.

The Georgian parliament has postponed the adoption of the statement on Russia’s actions in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Tuesday in connection with the fact that Dec.12 Abkhazia will held so-called presidential elections.

The European Commission is negotiating an Association Agreement with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Ambassador of Sweden for the South Caucasus, Mr. Hans Gunnar Aden said. “Discussions on relaxation of visa regime with Armenia, as one of the Eastern Partnership components, have already started in the European Council. During the Swedish …

Serbian President Boris Tadic said Croatia’s defence of Kosovo’s independence in front of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, are harming relations between the two neighbours. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday at the Palic lake, Tadic said that Croatia’s arguments at the court amount to interference in Belgrade’s …

As the departure date for international judges and prosecutors working in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state court approaches, pressure is growing on the High Representative’s Office to make a decision on whether to extend their stay. Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik, and Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serb member of the …

Bosnian security forces have rearrested three men on charges of terrorism and illegal weapons trafficking in a renewed attempt by the prosecution to prove the group’s international terror network connections, having failed to indict them previously due to lack of evidence, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Arrested for …

Vijeće ministara BiH utvrdilo je jučer prijedlog ugovora između BiH i Srbije kojim će biti omogućeno da osobe koje su pravosnažno osuđene u jednoj zemlji kaznu izdržavaju u drugoj. Sporazum gotovo identične sadržine između BiH i Hrvatske trebalo bi da bude usvojen na narednoj sjednici Vijeća ministara. Postojeći ugovori BiH …

Electing Rumiana Jeleva to the position of Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) was a mistake, according to statements made by Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin. He has spoken out on Friday, criticizing Jeleva’s appointment because she is also a candidate for a post as commissioner. He added that the …

Armenia on Thursday threatened to walk away from a landmark deal to establish ties with Turkey if Ankara continues to link the agreement with the dispute over Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region. “Armenia is prepared to honor its international commitments and we expect the same from Turkey,” President Serge Sarkisian said during …

Serbia is getting mixed signals from EU countries on when to formally apply for membership, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told Reuters in New York. He also added that “a decision soon will be made soon”. Jeremić said that EU membership was Serbia’s “central strategic priority”.