13/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 June, the Transport Council granted the European Commission a mandate to negotiate a transport treaty with the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Croatia). Talks are scheduled to begin on 24 June. In March, the Commission said the treaty was a measure to foster the European integration of the region. The aim is to integrate the infrastructure and...