Parliament on Thursday called on EU Member States to begin accession negotiations immediately with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Regretting that the name dispute with Greece is causing deadlock, MEPs also expressed concern over the growing inter-ethnic tensions in the country, as well as corruption and recent

Even if Serbia obtains a status of a EU member state candidate, the country will get a date for launching the negotiations, unless it amends the act for election of members of the parliament. Head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Democratic Party, Nada Kolundjia, said that the act …

Kosovo’s government and the main opposition party have reached agreement on a presidential candidate, staving off fears that the government might collapse. Atifete Jahjaga, the deputy director of Kosovo police, has been named as the new candidate after several rounds of talks on Wednesday night between the ruling