November, 2010

• 25 November

  Serbia aims to start negotiations for EU membership in 2011

  Serbia has interest Croatia to join the EU and in fact it is in the final stage of negotiations, and Serbia wants to initiate talks. That is what Serbian President Boris Tadic said during his visit to Croatia. According to Tadic, Serbia’s goal is to open negotiations with the EU …

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• 25 November

  Bulgaria Oks Macedonia’s EU Membership

  Bulgaria will not oppose any state’s aspirations to join EU, including Macedonia, according to the Balkan country’s Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov. “Bulgaria is in favor of Macedonia’s admission in EU. We will not, however, hear any

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• 25 November

  Serge Brammertz sees little progress in hunt for Mladic

  Little progress has been made in tracking down and arresting wartime fugitives Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic over the past six months, according to a draft report by UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz, quoted by media Tuesday (November 23rd). In the document, Brammertz suggests that Serbia’s efforts …

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• 24 November

  Bulgarian FM, Polish FM : EU Should Focus on Ties with Ukraine, Belarus, Western Balkans

  The European Union needs to solidify its ties with its neighbors to the east and south, according to the Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Poland. Nikolay Mladenov met with Radoslaw Sikorski in Warsaw; both top diplomats agreed that the EU must do more on its relations with Ukraine, Belarus and …

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• 24 November

  Serbia received EC questionnaire

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has given the EC questionnaire to Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković in Belgrade this Wednesday.  Providing answers to the questionnaire is one of the conditions for EU candidacy status.

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• 24 November

  Serbian President started short visit to Croatia

  Serbian President Boris Tadić has started his two-day official visit to Croatia. Tadić has meet with Croatian President Ivo Josipović, and will also confer with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Parliament Speaker

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• 24 November

  Russia does not trust Georgian promises

  Russia has its doubts about the promises of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili not to use force against his country’s breakaway republics, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. “These promises leave an ambiguous impression after

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• 24 November

  Greece calls for Turkey-EU summit on accession

  The European Union should hold a summit with candidate Turkey to set out a new strategy for Ankara’s bid to join the bloc as a full member, Greece’s Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas has said. “I think this is really the time to have a frank discussion with all the member …

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• 24 November

  Turkey rejects unilateral opening of ports to Greek Cypriot vessels

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday (November 22nd) that Turkey will not open its ports to Cypriot vessels and goods unless the EU lifts its trade embargo on northern Cyprus. “If there’s a

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• 24 November

  Serbia convicts two of war crimes in BiH

  A court in Belgrade convicted two men Monday (November 22nd) of war crimes committed in the Bosnian municipality of Zvornik in 1992. Branko Grujic got six years in prison and co-defendant Branko Popovic was sentenced to 15. The two former local officials were found guilty of illegal detention, inhumane treatment …

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