Balkans

The Brussels-Skopje dialogue is not intended at bypassing Greece’s continued blockade of the country’s EU membership talks but at keeping alive the momentum for reform until the problem with Greece is solved. The first talks start this Thursday in Skopje between teams led by the EU’s enlargement commissioner, Stefan Fuele, …

Germany and Austria called on Greece on Thursday to tighten immigration controls, saying that other countries in the European Union may be forced to reinstate border checks if Athens did not act. A group of seven EU ministers of justice and home affairs urged Greece to improve border controls using …

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle said the high-level dialog will create new dynamics and strengthen the ties between Macedonia and the EU. 5 priority areas will be under discussion, such as public administration reform, rule of law, freedom of the press, improvement of election process and development of the market …

Northern Kosovo town mayors and Kosovska Mitrovica District Head Radenko Nedeljković have urged Serbs not to take Kosovo license plates and personal documents. They said most that it was not enough that almost 100 percent of citizens voted against the

On March 9, the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina visited Brussels were he met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy praised Bosnia’s political efforts and urged for more reforms: 

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Serbia, Georgi Dimitrov, had been recalled after a scandal with Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister, Avgustina Tsvetkova. Tsvetkova had travelled to

Croatia’s parliament, the Sabor, unanimously ratified the country’s EU Accession Treaty on Friday, 14 months before Croatia is due to join the European club as its 28th member. Croatian MPs on Friday ratified the

The second Serbia-Italy Summit is held in Belgrade on Thursday. The Italian delegation is headed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. A total of six agreements were signed at the second Serbia-Italy summit on Thursday.

Belgrade called the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX, to stop handing out flyers, which say

Macedonian Defence Minister Fatmir Besimi said the country will not change the process of reforms no matter what the outcome of the NATO summit in Chicago is. “Macedonia has an open invitation for NATO membership and when the name issue is solved the invitation will become official, no matter the outcomes …