European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele wrapped up a regional tour promoting EU integration after stops in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro and Macedonia. It began Friday (April 8th) in Sarajevo where Barroso reiterated “BiH should have a European future,” after a meeting …

EU Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia Miroslav Lajcak will temporarily act as the bloc’s special representative in Kosovo after the mandate of Pieter Feith expires at the end

The Croatian government on Friday (April 8th) denied it is responsible for the cancelation of a planned visit by a Russian delegation led by Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko. Local media

European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday called for Bosnia to take its faith into its own hands and find a compromise to end the political deadlock blocking crucial reforms.

Bosnian war crimes victims on Thursday submitted evidence to the Prosecutors Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) accusing three former members of the Serbian Supreme Council of war crimes committed during the

Macedonia and Kosovo will sign a criminal law agreement, the Macedonian media reported. Macedonian Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski and his Kosovan counterpart Hajredin Kuci are due to sign on Friday agreements on mutual help in criminal cases, extradition and transfer of convicts.

Serbs are going to boycott the census in Kosovo. The political representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo were unanimous that they will not take part in the census organised by authorities in Pristina and will respect Belgrade’s decision. According to Oliver Ivanovic, the state secretary of the Ministry for Kosovo …

The European Parliament (EP) requires immediate start of the pre-accession talks with Macedonia and expressed its pity that the Council of the EU has not observed the recommendations of the EP and of the European Commission (EC). This is the basic message in the EP resolution for Macedonia, passed in …

The NATO representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia on Thursday described the alliance’s relations with Georgia as “going in the right direction.” Now both sides needed to reinforce the success, said James Appathurai, former NATO spokesman and now the NATO secretary-general’s special representative for the Caucasus and Centra Asia.

Croatia’s accession into the European Union is in sight, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said here on Thursday, urging the country to make the final effort to join the bloc. “The final stretch is often the hardest, but it can be done and with the necessary reforms you will …