Brussels, 30/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Council of the EU favourably welcomed the communication of the Commission on the Balkans (see EUROPE 9119), which it considers a "good basis" for preparations for the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers of the EU, to be held in Salzburg on 10 and 11 March. "The EU remains determined to make it easier for the Western Balkans to move closer to the EU, by dint of practical measures designed to make the European perspective more...