Balkans

A former foreign minister of Greece on Wednesday urged Turkey to exert its influence over Turkish Cyprus to spur its leadership into a more yielding stance in peace talks to reunify the long-divided island. Dora Bakoyannis, who served as Greek minister of foreign affairs from 2006-2009 and is now the …

France is refusing to start quarrels, weakening Europe’s capacity to control its migration flows, the French European Affairs Minister, Laurent Wauquiez, said, pointing out that Bulgaria and Romania are not ready to enter the Schengen zone.

The European Commission (EC) sent a letter to the government expressing dissatisfaction with efforts by Kosovo institutions to fight corruption. Media reported on Wednesday (December 8th) that

Serbian President Boris Tadic wants to launch a new phase in developing relations between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Meeting in Belgrade with High Representative Valentin Inzko on Tuesday (December 7th), Tadic reiterated that Serbia supports BiH’s

Montenegro handed over the year-long chairmanship of the Central European Initiative (CEI) to Serbia on Tuesday (December 7th) during a meeting of national co-ordinators from member states in Podgorica. Montenegrin

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has slammed the decision of the authorities in Pristina to change the license plates, saying this is another piece of evidence that they do not want a dialog with Belgrade.

Montenegro will be the next country to join NATO, said Jennifer Brush, Director of the Office for South-East Europe of the State Department. “I do not see a reason why Montenegro should not be the next country to join NATO.” she added.

A project for a bilateral collaboration agreement between Bulgaria and Serbia within the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance has been signed by Bulgaria’s council of Ministers Wednesday.

Slovakia will recognize Kosovo only if Belgrade agrees with it previously, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radičova says. Radičova stressed that Slovakia continues to support Serbia’s aspirations to become a full member of the EU, and

Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina leader said that country should be organized into four federal units. Čović made the statement in Banja Luka, RS, a suggested the seats of these units to be in Sarajevo, Banjaluka, Mostar and Tuzla.