EU accession

2012-03-30Kosovo's National Council for European Integration will co-ordinate and harmonise the country's EU integration policies, but some say it is redundant.

2012-03-29Kosovo faces some hard work as it plans to take its first step onto the path to the EU.

2012-03-24A recent plan by BiH officials to apply for EU membership by the end of June is optimistic -- and some say impossible.

2012-03-12The EU will launch high-level dialogue to help Macedonia keep the pace of institutional reforms and enable it to remain on the EU integration path, in spite of Greece's objections.

2012-03-12EU integration has generated many opportunities for the two Balkan countries, but much remains to be done, analysts say.

2012-03-09EU enlargement may be taking a backseat to financial concerns right now, but accession remains a strategic goal for several governments, despite the sometimes significant reforms it entails.

2012-03-07The costs of Croatian exports to Macedonia are expected to double, and will triple for Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina when the country joins the EU.

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2012-03-05Meeting in Brussels, the focus was on an array of possibilities, particularly a Free Trade Agreement.

2012-03-03On Thursday, Serbia finally received the status of a candidate for membership in the EU.

2012-03-02EU leaders granted Serbia candidate status Thursday after the decision was postponed in December due to tensions in Kosovo.

2012-02-29The Council of Ministers of the EU recommended candidate status for Serbia, but only after several hours of debate during which Romania sought additional guarantees for the respect of minority rights.

2012-02-28A novel exhibit stresses co-operation between young artists schooled historically in distrust.

2012-02-27Analysts expect that the EU's decision on Belgrade's status will be important for relations with Kosovo and the entire region.

2012-02-27Analysts and the international community praised the EC's decision to launch a feasibility study on an SAA for Kosovo.

2012-02-08Workers in some sectors are already marked for job loss due to funding cuts, but authorities say other sectors will receive EU funding as a result of the accession process.

2012-01-21Slightly more than half the population supports Serbia's EU accession -- a significant decline since 2010. But the latest poll also shows a resilience of support.

2012-01-20Croatians head to the ballot box on Sunday, with polls showing a majority in favour of joining the EU.

2011-12-23Appointment of Balkan diplomat to head new office suggests the EU wants a speedier integration of Kosovo and Serbia.

2011-12-20The visit of President Boris Tadic to Skopje strengthened good relations between Serbia and Macedonia, re-affirmed Macedonian identity, emphasised the need to solve the existing church dispute and increase trade.