The President of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel Barosso has said, after a meeting in Brussels with the Romanian Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, Romania can count on the European Commission for a final decision on the country’s accession to Schengen to be made in September this year. “It is …
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Moldova elects new President after 3 years
Moldova’s parliament brought a three-year-long constitutional crisis to an end on Friday, March 16 by electing a former judge, Nicolae Timofti, as the country’s president. Timofti, who is 63, had been nominated by Moldova’s ruling pro-European coalition and
Read More »Armenian FM to visit Georgia tomorrow
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Georgia on March 17. This announcement was released by the Armenian Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Durign his visit to Tbilisi, Nalbandian is expected to meet with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and to discuss bilateral relations.
Read More »Mass grave discovered in Croatia, near the town of Petrinja
A mass grave has been found a few days ago in Croatia, near the town of Petrinja. Forensic experts have dug out the remains of eight people so far from the mass grave located near the town of Petrinja’s city rubbish dump.
Read More »Seselj denies Sarajevo crimes
Vojislav Seselj said on Thursday that ‘Seseljevci’ did not commit any crimes in Sarajevo. On the second day of his closing
Read More »Bosnia and Serbia agree to improve bilateral relations
Serbia and Bosnia have agreed to improve bilateral relations in what officials called the start of a new era since their 1992-95 war. On Wednesday, Serbian Foreign Minister
Read More »Greek finance minister resigned
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has announced that he resigns. The reason for his resignation is that he plans to become chairman of the socialist party PASOK. PASOK chairperson will be elected on Sunday, 18 March. Evangelos Venizelos is the only candidate for the post, which will practically guarantee his …
Read More »EU Commissioner Stefan Fule says Bosnia can join EU only as a single state
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has stated that “Bosnia-Herzegovina can only join the EU as a single state”. Fule stated Wednesday that the year 2012 would be crucial for Bosnia-Herzegovina’s progress towards the EU.
Read More »Croatia says it will not stand in Serbia’s EU path
Croatia’s President Ivo Josipović said that relations between Serbia and Croatia are better than a few years ago. Asked whether Croatia was planning on standing in
Read More »German FM will visit Tbilsi today
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Tbilisi on March 15 within his tour to three South Caucasus countries, where he will discuss issues of cooperation with the EU, regional conflicts, bilateral
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