BERLIN, Germany Turkey is not ready to make any concessions in its EU membership negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (June 16th), after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

NICOSIA, Cyprus The Cypriot government has asked the UN and EU to halt a military exercise in the northeastern, Turkish part of the island, government spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said Tuesday (June 16th).

The 16th Summit of Central and East European Heads of State, featuring 14 presidents, is getting under way in Novi Sad today. Three-day summit will cover issues related to overcoming of 3 E challenges – economy, energy and European integration. Last year’s summitt was held in Ohrid, Macedonia.

Author: Mirza Čubro LUKSEMBURG, SARAJEVO – Vijeće EU na jučerašnjem zasjedanju u Luksemburgu ocijenilo je da sve zemlje regiona, uključujući i BiH, ostvaruju napredak u ispunjenju uslova za ukidanje viza. “Vijeće pozdravlja usvojeni i osvježeni izvještaj Evropske komisije o dijalogu sa zemljama zapadnog Balkana o liberalizaciji viznog režima. Izvještaj pokazuje …

LUXEMBOURG EU foreign ministers gave Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro the green light for visa liberalisation on Monday (June 15th). “The ministers encouraged the European Commission [EC] to launch a procedure to scrap visa requirements for compliant countries with a view of achieving a visa-free regime, ideally by the end of …

NICOSIA, Cyprus Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed the territory issue and the opening of a new crossing point in Limnitis on Monday (June 15th). Another meeting is scheduled for June 26th.

PRISTINA, Kosovo The former UN envoy for Kosovo status talks, Martti Ahtisaari, received a warm welcome in Pristina on Monday (June 15th), the first anniversary of Kosovo’s constitution.”Kosovo’s independence is irreversible and this is evident from all the recognitions which continue to come from all around the world,” Ahtisaari said. 

Secretary of the National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by the Regional coordinator of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) Programme Gregory Connor. Presenting the program, Gregory Connor pointed that the purpose of the program is to establish cooperation between the three countries of the region – Armenia, …

WASHINGTON Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General for Georgia has expressed regret over Russia’s decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution on prolonging the mandate of the UN observer mission in the region of Georgia and Abkhazia /UNOMIG/. 

The activation of a new safeguard clause regarding Bulgaria and Romania has been requested by the Netherlands’ Minister of European Affairs, Frans Timmermans, Romanian news agency NewsIn reports Wednesday, quoting his open letter. According to Timmermans, the implementation of the clause must happen with the publishing of the new EU …