Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic and Paraskeva Badescu, head of the OSCE mission to Podgorica, signed a memorandum of co-operation Tuesday on implementing different projects. It envisions further support in reforming the police system, as regards fighting organised crime.

US Ambassador to Macedonia Philip Reeker said on Tuesday it is time to accelerate efforts to resolve the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece. Reeker said that Washington believes the two countries are capable of solving the row by demonstrating determination, creativity and courage. According to him, a solution is …

Members of the Bulgarian minority of Republic of Moldova that have waited in vain for Bulgarian citizenship get now Romanian citizenship, a governmental official of Sofia stated, DECA-press informs.

Moldova — Acting President Mihai Ghimpu issue a decree whereby Dan-Gheorghe Dungaciu was appointed as adviser to the President on European integration matters. Dan Gheorghe Dungaciu is a sociologist and geopolitician. He was born on October 3, 1968 in Targu Mures. He studied in Bucharest and is a graduate of …

Kostiantin Iefimenko, ministrul ucrainean al Transportului si Comunicatiilor i-a transmis ambasadorului roman la Kiev, Traian Laurentiu Hristea, o cerere de clarificari privind pozitia Romaniei fata de Conventia privind Regimul Navigatiei pe Dunare (Conventia de la Belgrad), avand in vedere faptul ca tara noastra este singurul stat implicat in proces care …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Tuesday that the Croatian government has not yet considered withdrawal of the the genocide charges against Serbia. The lawsuit was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Serbia has its own genocide countersuit against Croatia.

Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay an official visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina this Wednesday. During the visit, Cvetković will meet with President of the Bosnian Council of Ministers Nikola Špirić, the government press office said. 

The European Union set out 21 benchmarks that Croatia has to meet if it wants to conclude judiciary chapter by the end of the year and sign accession treaty next year. The documents says that more than 90 percent of the benchmarks refer to the government and government policy.

The appellate chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has ordered a partial retrial of the case of Ramush Haradinaj and two other former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and the immediate detention of the three men.

The European Commission published progress reports Tuesday on Bulgaria and Romania in the field of judiciary and interior affairs. The EC praised Bulgaria’s efforts to tackle organised crime and corruption and its