EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure
The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.
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Kosovo’s governing coalition breaks up – reports
Parties that governed together in Pristina fall out because of their battle in Kosovo’s local government elections.
Bulgaria declares flu epidemic at an end
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate Dogan’s real estate deals
Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.
Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev
Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.
Regional fallout from Macedonia name dispute
Media reports say that the EU will pressure Athens and Skopje to come up with a solution to the Macedonia name dispute by December 7, or Brussels will take a cooler approach to Macedonia’s EU hopes; while a row breaks out in Belgrade after Serbia’s foreign minister takes sides in the dispute.
Mixed reactions to Van Rompuy, Ashton taking EU top jobs
Welcomed by the UK government, France and Germany, as well as the US, the naming of Belgium’s Herman van Rompuy as European Council President and Catherine Ashton as foreign policy chief has caused misgivings in some circles, including Turkey which believes that Van Rompuy will oppose Turkish membership of the bloc.
European Council set to make a meal of it
The dinner meeting of EU leaders to decide on the European Council President and the bloc’s new foreign minister and head of secretariat could take a few hours or all night, says host Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden’s prime minister.
Serbia speaks on Macedonia name dispute – reports
Greece’s alternate foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas in talks in Belgrade at the start of a Western Balkans tour.
Is the EU ready to face another Russian gas crisis?
Russia and the European Union have agreed on an early warning system if another natural gas cutoff looms. Some say that Bulgaria, among other countries hard-hit by the January 2009 crisis, is now better prepared. Not everyone is convinced.
Kosovo elections praised by allies, slammed by Serbia
While the US, UK and Swedish presidency of the EU praise the conduct of Kosovo’s first local elections since its self-declared independence, Belgrade slams the vote as illegitimate.
Pieces of the European Commission jigsaw puzzle
A complicated game, played partly in the dark, and with elements of everything from poker to tug ‘o war – that’s the way Europe’s leaders will come up with its new European Council President, foreign minister and European Commission.
Bulgaria ties with Macedonia, Greece and Romania in TI corruption index
Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perception Index ranks Bulgaria among four South Eastern European countries similarly perceived as corrupt – in joint 71st place out of 180 countries.
Bulgaria’s support for Macedonia conditional on its behaviour – Borissov
Bulgarian PM Boiko Borissov and visiting Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski agree that their countries’ relations are ‘friendly and fraternal’ but Borissov warns that Sofia’s support for Skopje depends on Macedonia keeping to the rules of good neighbourliness.
Major parties claim victories in Kosovo local elections
Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci says that his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won 20 of 36 municipalities, while president Fatmir Sejdiu's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) said it had won the mayoral election in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina.
Macedonian PM Gruevski in Bulgaria
Macedonia, hoping for Bulgarian support for its potential EU accession process, was expected to hear tough talk from Sofia on a change of attitudes towards Bulgarians.
Serbia begins official mourning for Patriarch Pavle
Decision on successor as head of the Serbian Orthodox Church expected after 40-day interval following Pavle’s funeral on November 19 2009.
Debating ‘Enlargement lite’
Assessing the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy and its Eastern Partnership
One hundred and counting
November 3 saw Boiko Borissov’s Government reach the 100-day mark, with much of its stated aims still at the groundwork phase
Editorial: Time of changes
In a week in which Europe and much of the world commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is notable that this new November heralded several changes of its own.
Greek, Bulgarian PMs discuss speeding opening of new border points
The Borissov – Papandreou talks were held during the European Council summit of heads of state and government in Brussels, and covered border checkpoints, trade and the Bourgas - Alexandroupolis pipeline.
Debate about Bulgaria’s leverage over Macedonia
With Bulgaria angered by what it sees as Macedonia’s territorial claims, some say that Sofia should use EU membership hopes as leverage against Skopje; but minister for Bulgarians abroad Bozhidar Dimitrov says Macedonia’s elite does not really want the country in the EU.
Lisbon advances, Blair reverses
European Council approves deal with Czech president Vaclav Klaus opting out from a Lisbon Treaty provision, while Tony Blair’s prospects of the future post of European Council President are reportedly fading.
Macedonian, Greek prime ministers ‘break the ice’ in name dispute talks
Greek prime minister George Papandreou and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski met for more than an hour in Brussels, agreeing that it was essential to find a solution to the dispute over the name Macedonia.
The Blair project?
The Lisbon Treaty melodrama has exposed the myth that the European Union could operate by consensus
Editorial: National insecurity
The drama around Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security and former prime minister Sergei Stanishev is playing to the full advantage of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov.
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