Government officials met with representatives of the European Commission (EC) on Tuesday in Pristina, the first plenary meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) Dialogue. Discussions focused on Kosovo’s

Belgium’s caretaker prime minister Yves Leterme told EU lawmakers Wednesday that Brussels would try to secure a deal to ensure a start of Macedonia’s EU accession talks. “As regards the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the presidency will try to secure an agreement for launch of membership talks,” Leterme said …

An annual meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has opened in Oslo (Norway) on Tuesday. Its chief topic of discussions is “Superiority of the Law: Preventing Trans-National Crime and Corruption”.