September, 2011

• 1 September

  Peter Sorensen is the new EU Special Representative to Bosnia

  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

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• 1 September

  Stefan Füle urges Montenegro’s leaders to reach political agreement

  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 …

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• 1 September

  Greece likely to miss deficit target this year

  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 …

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• 1 September

  Serbian President met with his Croatian, Montenegrin and Macedonian counterparts in Belgrade

  Serbian President Boris Tadić will hold separate meetings with his Croatian, Montenegrin and Macedonian counterparts in Belgrade on Thursday. The meetings will be held ahead of the 9th UNESCO summit of Southeast European heads of state.

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• 1 September

  Belgrade chief negotiator says peace and stability must be maintained in Kosovo

  Belgrade negotiating team head Borislav Stefanović has spoken to northern Kosovo Serb representatives about the current situation in the province. They talked about political and security situation and about further steps, especially about the upcoming dialogue in Brussels. “At the same time we talked about possibilities to solve the crisis …

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August, 2011

• 31 August

  Serbia wants compromise over Kosovo

  Serbian President Boris Tadić says that Serbia supports the actions of KFOR and EULEX in the north of Kosovo exclusively if they are aimed at combating crime. Another condition would be for the operation to be based on the “status-neutral mandate of the international missions”.

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• 31 August

  Bulgarian minister of culture to meet with Macedonian FM

  Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov will meet with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski on September 1, the press office of the ministry announced.

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• 31 August

  Bulgaria supports Macedonia’s EU, NATO integration

  Bulgaria’s government passed a draft bill for a Memorandum for cooperation in the field of European and Euro-Atlantic integration between Bulgaria and Macedonia, the press

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• 31 August

  Belgrade-Pristina talks set for Friday

  The next Belgrade-Pristina talks, taking place in Brussels on September 2, will focus on the cadastre, Telecom and customs seals.  This is according to Edita Tahiri, Kosovo’s head of negotiating team. ‘Customs seals, telecommunications and cadastre will be among the topics discussed at the next Belgrade-Pristina talks, slated for September …

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• 31 August

  Romania hopes for Schengen entry this year

  Romania remains optimistic that it will be able to join Europe’s Schengen passport-free zone this year, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said Wednesday. “After what we experienced in the first part of this year, I am prudent (…) but we have all the leverage to be moderately optimistic” Baconschi added. 

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