December, 2011

• 8 December

  Croatia will sign EU Accession Treaty on Friday

  If treaty goes ahead as expected in Brussels, country may become EU’s 28th member on July 1, 2013. The European Commission announced that the accession treaty will be signed on Friday morning on the margins

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• 8 December

  Kosovo adopts motion regarding ban on products from Serbia

  Parliament had supported an opposition motion demanding a renewed ban on products from Serbia. Kosovo’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a motion calling on the government to introduce a trade ban with Serbia.

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• 8 December

  Serge Brammertz praised Serbia’s efforts but expects more

  Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz commended Serbia at a UN Security Council session Wednesday for extraditing Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić. However, he demanded a serious investigation into the network of their helpers prior to the arrests.

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• 8 December

  Georgian President says European integration is the only way for the country

  Georgian President sees no alternative to the European Development of Georgia. “For Georgia, Europe is a family, we strive for a long time as one of the oldest European nations,” – said during a speech at the 20th Congress of the European People’s Party in Marseille Mikhail Saakashvili, president of …

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• 8 December

  Bulgaria, China discuss cooperation

  Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie held talks on Thursday with his Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov. China and Bulgaria have witnessed frequent all-level exchanges and fruitful cooperation in

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• 8 December

  Bosnia’s Croats say the Bosniaks are responsible for political situation

  After Croat parties say they offered major concessions to help form a state government, Social Democrat leader says demands to form Croat entity have worsened the political climate. Croat and Bosniak [Muslim] parties in Bosnia have accused one another of blocking the formation of a state government 14 months after …

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• 8 December

  Albania’s government blames opposition for lack of progress towards EU

  Opposition and government point fingers after the EU Council of Ministers on Tuesday said Albania had made little progress towards membership. Albania’s government has blamed the Socialist-led opposition

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• 7 December

  Montenegro Expects Start Date For EU Talks

  Montenegrins hope they will get a date for a start to EU membership talks at the EU leaders’ summit on December 9. “We hope the European Council will follow the recommendation of the European

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• 7 December

  Greece says it has not received notice from Bulgaria about Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline

  Greece has not received an official notice from Sofia about its decision to give up on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, said Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Grigoris Delavekouras.

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• 7 December

  Germany expects progress in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue

  Berlin appears to be softened its position on Serbia’s EU candidacy. However, Germany still expects progress in the talks between Belgrade and Pristina. It is possible for Berlin to back giving Serbia’s a status of EU member state candidate. One of the conditions for this to happen is lifting the …

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