December, 2011

• 7 December

  Bulgaria quits Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline

  Bulgaria’s Finance Minister says his country is pulling out of a pipeline deal to carry Russian oil through his country to Greece. Simeon Dyankov said Wednesday, December 6, the government has

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• 7 December

  EU says Albania must reform before starting EU accession talks

  Albania will only be able to move forward towards EU membership when it starts showing more progress on its reform agenda, the Council of Ministers underlined on Tuesday. “Albania has made limited progress in meeting the political criteria for membership

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• 7 December

  EU visa talks with Kosovo could start in 2012

  Dialogue between the European Commission and Kosovo on visa liberalisation may start by the beginning of 2012. The European Commission in October pledged to instigate the process by the end of 2011, but this may now be moved to January 2012. In its Progress Report for Kosovo, published in October, …

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• 7 December

  Greece will keep same position after ICJ Macedonia ruling

  After the International Court of Justice declared that Greece broke a UN agreement by blocking Macedonia’s membership of NATO, Athens says it will not change its course. Greek leaders have made it clear that Athens does not plan to radically change its policy towards Macedonia as a result of the …

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• 5 December

  EU foreign ministers to debate Serbia’s candidacy and accession talks with Montenegro

  Foreign ministers of the EU member states will hold a debate on EU enlargement on Monday in Brussels. During it, they will formulate a decision on Serbia’s candidacy, and a date for start of the accession talks with Montenegro. The final decision regarding the matter should be reached by EU …

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• 5 December

  New round of Transniester talks at the beginning of 2012

  On 1 December, talks between Moldova and the pro-Moscow separatist region of Trans-Dniester concluded in Lithuania with an agreement for more meetings at the beginning of next year. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Audronis Azubalis

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• 5 December

  EU starts trade negotiations with Georgia and Moldova

  The EU decided to launch negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area with Georgia and Moldova in order to boost economic growth and investment with the Eastern European partners. The negotiations will tackle a broad range of trade and economic issues so as to achieve a closer economic …

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• 5 December

  Georgia to build new city on the Black Sea coast

  Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Sunday at a meeting with the residents of Zugdidi to start construction of a new half-million of the city – Lazika. According to him, this city will become the main trade and economic center of Georgia. “We decided to base the city between Anaklia and …

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• 5 December

  United States says it will support Greece

  The United States will support Greece in these difficult times, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told reporters ahead of a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos today, without spelling out any concrete help.

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• 5 December

  Bosnia will submit EU candidacy status application in December

  Bosnia will seek EU candidacy status in December despite an ongoing stalemate in forming a central government, a top official said on Wednesday. “I think we will submit this year, namely in December, a candidacy to join the European Union,” Muslim member of Bosnia’s

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