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Vucic made the decision
The leaders of the six countries in the region were invited to a meeting with the leaders of the European Council, which should be held tomorrow before the beginning of the regular June summit of the Union, at which enlargement will be discussed.
Ex-PM Borissov: Kiril Petkov allows himself to Lie in Brussels
Representatives of GERB together with the chairman of the party Boyko Borissov gave a statement to the media.
"The text of the French proposal for a negotiating framework with the RNM is very good", said former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
Cold shower for future EU members: "If Ukraine, Albania, Kosovo join, we should exit"
By asking on the Facebook profile "If Ukraine, Albania and Kosovo join the EU, then should we leave?" The youth of the Freedom Party of Austria (FP) has resumed discussions on Austria's withdrawal from the EU.
FP MEP Harald Vilimski apparently shares the same opinion, as he liked the announcement.
Probes Launched Into Albanian President’s US Lobbying Contracts
The Special Prosecution Against Organised Crime and Corruption said on Tuesday that two investigations of President Ilir Meta have begun after former MP Halit Valteri issued two criminal complaints accusing him of abuses related to lobbying contracts with US firms.
Vučić: We will announce tomorrow at noon, consultation with the Government underway
This morning, President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, spoke via video link with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Dimitar Kovaevski.
Fajon: Proposal on Bosnia’s EU candidate status gets strong support
Luxembourg – Slovenia’s proposal that the EU should grant Bosnia-Herzegovina EU candidate status as soon as possible received a great deal of support and, above all, a great deal of understanding at today’s meeting of EU foreign ministers, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said after she outlined the proposal to her counterparts.
Albania PM to Submit Resolution in Strasbourg Against Marty Report
During a joint meeting on Monday in Pristina between the governments of Kosovo and Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama said that he will personally submit a report to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg being prepared in Albania's parliament querying the Dick Marty report and what he alleged was its Russian influence.
Slovenia to Seek EU Candidate Status for Bosnia
Photo: Slovenian President Borut Pahor arrives at a press conference after the Brdo-Brijuni Process summit. Photo: EPA-EFE/IGOR KUPLJENIK.
This comes after the European Commission last week recommended EU candidate country for the ex-Soviet republics of Ukraine and Moldova.
Kosovo Reclaims Dua Lipa Festival After Sudden U-Turn
Kosovo's prestigious Sunny Hill musical festival will be held at "its own home town" of Pristina in August, after earlier announcing that it would be moved to Albania in a dispute over its location.
Kosovo Digs Deeper as Search for Wartime Missing Intensifies
Kosovo's Institute of Forensic Medicine began a new exhumation of a suspected war grave this week in the mountain village of Koshare/Kosare in the west of the country as the authorities stepped up efforts to find around the remaining missing persons from the 1998-99 war.
Festival founded by Dua Lipa’s father decamps from Kosovo
An international music festival founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa to promote his native Kosovo has led to recriminations for the small European country after it lost the event to neighboring Albania.
Pahor writes to Michel over candidate status of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor has sent a letter to European Council President Charles Michel calling for Bosnia-Herzegovina to be granted the EU candidate country status without any conditions. Pahor believes this would strengthen the pro-European forces in the country and the pace of adjustment to the European norms.
Albanian Journalists Gagged Over Organised Crime Case Leaks
Albanian Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime offices in Tirana. Photo: LSA
Thousands of civilians killed; A treaty important to the whole world; If it's true...
The United States has urged its citizens not to travel to Ukraine because of information that Russian forces have captured two American citizens. Zelensky met in Kyiv with Dritan Abazovic and Edi Rama.
Macron told Zelensky that Kyiv is obliged to negotiate with Moscow.
Open Balkans Shows No Sign of Delivering Promised Freedoms
The Open Balkans initiative members held another meeting last week in Ohrid, North Macedonia.
Representatives of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia signed another set of documents - an agreement on recognition of diplomas and three memoranda of understanding on various topics.