May, 2010

• 6 May

  Croatia unhappy with Jeremić address

  Serbia’s foreign minister “took advantage” of a statement in which Croatian President Ivo Josipović “expressed regret” during his visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. This is according to the Croatian Foreign and European Integrations Ministry Spokesman Mario Dragun. Vuk Jeremić’s address on Wednesday in Ancona, Italy, to the Adriatic-Ionian Council, has caused reactions …

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• 6 May

  Serbia wants both EU and Kosovo

  Serbian President Boris Tadić says Serbia “definitely wants to become a member of the EU”, and that it will “never give up on protecting its integrity in Kosovo”. Those are the two key points of Serbia’s current and future policy, Tadić said at a ceremony in Požarevac this Thursday, marking …

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• 6 May

  Bulgarian FM arrives in Tetovo, Macedonia

  Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has arrived in the Macedonian town of Tetovo. In the Southeastern European University Mladenov will meet the rector academician Aledin Abazi.

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• 6 May

  Moldova and Romania sign agreement on social protection of citizens

  The Republic of Moldova and Romania have signed an agreement on collaboration in social protection of Moldova citizens staying in Romania and of Romania citizens in Moldova. Moldova’s Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Labor Valentina Buliga told a news conference today the

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• 6 May

  Slovenian MEP Jelko Kacin: Macedonia and Iceland to start simultaneous accession talks with EU

  EU to start accession talks with Macedonia and Iceland at the same time. This was said in the official letter send to EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule on March 23 by Slovenian MEP Jelko Kacin.

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• 6 May

  European Commissioner Fuele to visit Kosovo

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele will travel to Pristina and Mitrovica north today and tomorrow on his second official visit to Kosovo. Commissioner Fuele will meet with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Kosovo Minister of European Integration Besim Beqaj. He will also meet representatives of the international community in …

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• 6 May

  Stefan Fule: Solution to name dispute between Skopje and Athens possible by end of June

  Skopje and Athens might reach a compromising solution to the name dispute during the Spain’s EU presidency, said European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. He says Athens and Skopje should make further efforts to find a solution to the issue by the end of June.

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• 6 May

  Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mladenov: Macedonia and Bulgaria to set good example at the Balkans

  Macedonia’s response to Bulgaria’s initiative for signing the agreement on good neighborly relations is going in a direction, which will lead to finding an acceptable deal for the two countries. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki made the remarks yesterday, after meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Mladenov.

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• 6 May

  International conference on local self-government to take place in Pristina

  An International conference on local self-government is to take place in Pristina. This conference aims to present the local self-government reform and Kosovo’s decentralization process as well as share experiences and good practices from the countries in the region. Ministers from Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey …

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• 6 May

  UN says Cyprus talks to resume in late May

  UN envoy Alexander Downer said on Tuesday (May 4th) that talks to reunify the divided island will resume in the last week of May. Downer made the announcement after a meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia. That followed Monday’s meeting between Downer and newly-elected Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis …

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