Balkans

There are no open issues standing between Macedonia and Kosovo, Kosovo’s ambassador to Skopje Skender Durmishi after meeting with Mayor of Debar Argetim Fida. In Durmishi’s words, there are no open issues but there are new motives and hopes for further development of the bilateral relations and cooperation. Durmishi gave …

Ahead of a meeting in Sarajevo on Wednesday, Peter Sorensen pleads with Bosnia’s leaders to let people ‘have an ordinary life’. In a move to nudge Bosnia’s quarreling leaders in the direction of forming a central government, Peter Sorensen, the EU’s Special Representative to Bosnia, met the Bosnian Serb leader, …

The Serbian government is “preparing a letter to be sent to the UN secretary general”,  concerning the crisis in Kosovo. Tthe government is warning that the Priština authorities were making statements about taking over administrative line crossings that were announcing violence.

UN Mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, is preparing a new proposal for solution to the long-burning issue. It is expected for Nimetz to speed up the talks with the two countries. 

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who is on a two-day visit to Belgrade on Tuesday, will confer with Serbian President Boris Tadić. Brammertz arrived on Monday on his first visit to Belgrade after the arrest of Hague indictees Ratko Mladić and

Goran Bogdanović says it is unacceptable for EULEX, KFOR and the Priština to reach agreement on administrative crossings and only inform Serbian authorities. Referring to the deployment of customs at the administrative line

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and his Greek counterpart Stavros Lambrinidis, held talks with Albanian politicians in Tirana on Monday, in an effort to bring the country’s bid for EU membership back on track. 

British position on the name row between Macedonia and Greece stays firm – we want the issue to be solved as soon as possible, said British Ambassador to Skopje Christopher Yvon. According to him, the solution should be mutually acceptable and should be found within the UN. “There is a …

European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn Sunday welcomed new consolidation measures announced by the Greek government, urging all eurozone member states to implement decisions at a

The Hague Tribunal’s chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade on Monday, his first visit after the arrest of suspected war criminals Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic. During his visit to Belgrade, Brammertz will meet with President Boris Tadic, Head of National Council for Cooperation with The Hague Tribunal Rasim …