Johannes Hahn

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said Serbia must resolve its dispute with Kosovo and implement a series of reforms before it can join the European Union.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will begin his Balkan Tour on February 25 with a visit to Macedonia, and by March 1, he will have visited all six Western Balkan countries.

The European Union will recommend starting accession talks with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, widening the bloc's push into the Western Balkans, according to Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will be on an official visit to the Western Balkans from February 25 through March 1, Tanjug learns in Brussels.

BELGRADE - The EU's enlargement strategy and Commissioner Johannes Hahn's visit to Belgrade a day after its publication is a clear signal that Serbia is being counted on, says Serbian European Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimovic.

BELGRADE - The process of European unification, which began in 1989, will only be complete with the accession of the Western Balkans to the EU, European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in Belgrade Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said Wednesday a 28 mln euro agreement on EU support for the Serbian budget, signed earlier in the day, was an indicator of the partnership with the EU, not only politically, but in other segments of development as well, including economically and societally.

BELGRADE - For the first time, Serbia has been "given an indicative timeframe" for EU accession, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in Belgrade on Wednesday, a day after the European Commission released its Western Balkans enlargement strategy.

STRASBOURG - EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn says it is too early to talk about what a legally binding agreement between Serbia and Kosovo will look like.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this, adding that it was true "not only in political terms, but also in other segments of development , such as social and economic."