Ustavom BiH je precizirano da se odluka o ulasku BiH u NATO donosi na državnom, a ne na entitetskom nivou, istakao je Džozef Mekmilan, pomoćnik zamjenika ministra odbrane SAD, komentarišući mogućnost da se građani BiH na referendumu izjasne o ulasku zemlje u NATO.
“Koliko mi je poznato, važeći ustav BiH precizira da se odluka o članstvu [...]

The trail of former Republic of Srpska president Radovan Karadžić will restart on March 1, according to presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon.
The decision for continuing the process was also an answer to the verbal demand of Karadžić, who is defending himself, to postpone the trial again, claiming that he has not had enough tie to prepare [...]

The EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, today said that it “firmly believes that progress in the north of Kosovo can be made only by dialogue”.
A statement from the mission’s press service further said that this could be achieved by involving all communities concerned, “and step by step”.
The statement added that EULEX had “repeatedly stated that [...]

Chief of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Balkan Sector, Aleksandr Alexeyev, met with Serb Radical Party (SRS) senior officials.
They discussed bilateral relations between Serbia and Russia.

Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor made an unannounced visit to Serbia to meet with President Boris Tadić.
One of the topics of the informal, working meeting between the two is expected to be the ratification of the social agreement between Slovenia and Serbia.

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev will pay a visit to Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gül. Gül and Medvedev have shared opinions on regional and global issues.

70.5% of Kosovo citizens think the declaration of the independence is a good decision while 63.8% of Serbs think they will never recognize Kosovo’s independence.  9.7% of the Serbs think Serbia will recognize Kosovo but it will not happen in the next five years.

Serbia’s demand to become EU candidate member state could be discussed by the Council of the European Union in the spring, Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said. In his words the European Commission could work out a position before the unblocking of the ratified Agreement for Stabilization and Association.
“During Swedish EU Presidency, in the end [...]

The establishment of European Union strategy for the Danube region will kick off Monday in the German town of Ulm. The first consultations will be attended by members of the European Commission, ministers of the countries located along the valley of the Danube River, including Serbia’s representatives, the edition reads. Serbian deputy Prime Minister Bozidar [...]

The visit of the UN Mediator in the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia Matthew Nimetz visit, scheduled for the end of February or the beginning of March, is a new opportunity for both countries to present their positions once again. Meanwhile, Nimetz attendance in the acceleration of the negotiation process could be stimulated. This [...]

Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov pays a two-day visit to Turkey. On the second day of the visit Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Bulgarian St. Stephan Church, also known as Bulgarian Iron Church. His agenda also envisages meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople and the board of the Foundation of the [...]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his government is determined and patient enough to achieve full membership to the European Union (EU) in spite of the attempts to block its accession process.
“Turkey has been waiting for the result of its application to the EU for 50 years, but we have patience,” the semi-official [...]

Outgoing EC Vice-president Gunter Vreheugen rebuked the popular fallacy that Bulgaria and Romania were the most corrupt members of the EU. “I think it is unfair for these countries to be accused of being corrupt, of having a non-acting administration and that they are places ruled by crime, Verheugen said. If you ask me which [...]

A Moldovan delegation headed by Premier Vlad Filat will pay a one-day visit to Kiev on Monday, February 1
The delegation consists of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leancă, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Popov, and main state advisers Nicu Popescu and Igor Volnitski.

On Friday, the Moldovan Democratic Party (PD) leader Marian Lupu stated during a press conference we may not have anticipated elections this year.
„This is the question we ask ourselves today. I’ve asked for the advice of a number of European experts, including the ones of the Venice Committee, but my subjective opinion is that we [...]

On January 29, the Moldovan and Ukrainian foreign ministers set up the first intermediary sign on the central sector of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border.
The event took place in Velika Kisnitsa village of Iampol district in Vinitsa region. Representatives of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine took part in the event.

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas had said in a interview for Greece’s Skai Radio that there is no need to upgrade diplomatic relations with Skopje.
“I don’t see the reason for upgrading diplomatic relations with Skopje”, Droutsas said.

„Patriotismul nu este o izbucnire de emoţie scurtă şi nebunească, ci o dăruire liniştită şi statornică de o viaţă”(Vicepreşedintele american A. E. Stevenson)

Prima vizită externă realiză de preşedintele României în RM este consecinţa firească nu doar a promisiunilor electorale ale candidatului Traian Băsescu, ci şi a relaţiilor speciale care există acum între cele două state. [...]

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Tužilaštvo BiH uskoro bi podizanjem optužnice protiv Sefera Halilovića i još 12 osoba iz Ministarstva za izbjeglice FBiH trebalo okončati gotovo četiri godine dugu istragu o zloupotrebama prilikom nabavke građevinskog materijala za obnovu povratničkih kuća, potvrdio je sagovornik “Nezavisnih” uključen u ovu istragu.

The ministers of justice from Romania and Moldova will sign a collaboration agreement in the next 2 months. The information was released after ministers Alexandru Tanase and Catalin Predoiu met yesterday, the latter attending Romanian president Traian Basescu in Chisinau.

“The effort must be made. It requires sacrifices from the population and the politicians because the EU environment offers prosperity,” President of Romania Traian Basescu said while visiting the State University “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” in Cahul on Thursday.
“We do not look at Moldova from height. Romania has yet to make progress in the EU. We [...]

Russian Co-Chairman of the Moldo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, Minister of Education and Sciences Andrei Fursenko will pay a visit to Chisinau, where the Commission will hold its ordinary meeting on February 5-6.

Serbian Deputy PM for European Integrations Božidar Đelić will be in Brussels today on a working visit.
There, he will discuss “Serbia’s priorities in developing an EU strategy for the Danube region countries with EU with European Commission for Regional Policy Directorate General Director Dirk Ahner”, announcements said.

The Council of Europe adopted a Resolution late Thursday, urging the Albanian government and the opposition to put an end to the current political crisis.
The 10-paragraph Resolution, adopted late Thursday, described the political situation in Albania as political crisis, and urges both the authorities and the opposition parties to establish a political dialogue to overcome [...]

Macedonia and Ukraine will soon scrap visa requirements to promote trade and investment between the two countries, Ukrainian foreign ministry said.
The visa-free travel agreement is expected to be signed in early February.

The coming visit of the UN “name” mediator Matthew Nimetz to Athens and Skopje should be used for boosting efforts to find a solution to the dispute, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and his Greek counterpart, Dimitris Droutsas, agreed Thursday at their bilateral meeting in London.
The parley between the ministers lasted half an hour and [...]

„Sper că în urma acestor alegeri în Ucraina va veni o putere capabilă şi eficientă, doritoare să dezvolte relaţii constructive şi prieteneşti pe toate planurile cu Federaţia Rusă”.
(Preşedintele Medvedev la întâlnirea cu noul ambasador rus la Kiev, Mihail Zurabov)
Rezultatul alegerilor prezidenţiale din Ucraina va fi important pentru viitoarea configuraţie regională. În ceea ce priveşte relaţia [...]

Međunarodna konferencija ili šira diskusija posvećena situaciji u BiH, čije je održavanje preporučila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope, vjerovatno neće biti održana u ovoj godini, procjenjuju predstavnici većine političkih stranaka u BiH.
“Rezolucija koju je u utorak usvojila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope kojom se, između ostalog, sugerira organizovanje široke rasprave o situaciji u BiH je jako dobra [...]

Basescu: “Romania doesn`t consider Moldova from a pedestal”
Speaking about European Union, President Basescu said that Romania is not well integrated in EU. Furthermore, Basescu said that Romania doesn’t regard Republic of Moldova from a pedestal.
Basescu: “During the last five months there were positive signs”
In his speech before students in Cahul, the Romanian President said “Moldova [...]

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Bijelo Polje, northern Montenegro, yesterday, when he said that conflict between brothers is the greatest misfortune.
Addressing a St. Sava Day celebration in the town, he called for unity of Serbia and Montenegro.
He reminded the participants of St. Sava’s adage that conflict between brothers is the greatest misfortune and [...]

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will meet Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitriis Droutsas on Thursday in London.
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that FM Droutsas will meet with FM Milososki on the sidelines of the International Conference on Afghanistan, which will be held on January 28 in London.
The meeting follows after the invitation send by [...]

Vano Noniashvili resigned after being appointed Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan in 2009.
The diplomat resigned for personal reasons, Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Iya Makharashvili said.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili approved the ambassador’s appeal.
Georgia has not yet appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan.
Parliament approved Noniashvili’s candidacy to the post Nov. 17. Previously, he headed the Georgian Presidential Administration’s [...]

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the latter’s press office has announced.
While in Turkey, Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with officials from the İstanbul Governor’s Office [...]

All border checkpoints on the Bulgarian – Greek border have been open and traffic is normal. At the present there is no problem with crossing the border but is expected border checkpoints to be blocked again later in the day, head of the District Border Service Commissary Todor Georgiev said.
It is expected Ilinden border checkpoint [...]

The Georgian government has adopted a new strategy toward S. Ossetia and Abkhazia which excludes any use of military force against its former breakaway regions.
The document, which calls for peaceful means of conflict resolution and increased cooperation with the residents of the two regions, will be sent in the near future to a number of [...]