A draft resolution condemning crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995 moved to parliament’s docket Saturday (March 27th), submitted by 114 lawmakers from the ruling coalition. According to its text, parliament strongly condemns the 1995 Srebrenica crimes against Bosniaks, as confirmed by the
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Slovenia to hold referendum on arbitration agreement
Leaders of the main political parties agreed on Friday (March 26th) that the arbitration border agreement with Croatia will be submitted to a binding referendum, once parliament ratifies the document. The Constitutional Court endorsed the agreement with Zagreb last week, giving parliament the green light to ratify the deal. Croatia …
Read More »Moldova – Ghimpu to meet Voronin
Interim Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu and his predecessor Vladimir Voronin are expected to have a meeting soon. During Parliament’s session today, Voronin asked for a discussion with Ghimpu. His request is believed to be a result of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu’s appeal to communist deputies …
Read More »Greek PM hails ‘very satisfactory’ rescue plan
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou late Thursday hailed as a “very satisfactory decision” a European move to extend a rescue package to debt-laden Athens, in comments to Greek public television. “Europe has taken a step forward … Europe and Greece will emerge stronger from this crisis,” Papandreou said.
Read More »EU office to be opened in northern K. Mitrovica
A European Union office is set to be opened today in the northern, mostly Serb part of the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica. The office’s main goal, it was announced, will be to promote EU values and lower tensions in this part of Kosovo. The office, dubbed “EU House”, …
Read More »Balkan foreign ministers want more cooperation in region
The foreign ministers of Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia agreed to intensify cooperation. This would come with the aim of solving the problem of refugees and internally displaced persons, a problem which has not been resolved in any one of those countries, a joint statement said.
Read More »Tadić to meet with Ashton, Rompuy
Serbian President Boris Tadić will meet with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton in Brussels on Friday. The president will on Saturday attend the Brussels Forum 2010 conference in the Belgian capital, his press service said today in Belgrade. Tadić will also talk with EU …
Read More »Davutoglu reaffirms Turkey’s support to Macedonia’s EU bid
MACEDONIA Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated his country’s support to Macedonia’s integration into the Euro-Atlantic community as well as to good relations between Macedonia and Turkey. Davutoglu held talks with his Macedonian counterpart Antonio Milososki on Friday. The two reaffirmed the good political, economic and cultural ties between …
Read More »Merkel insita pentru participarea FMI la salvarea Greciei si vrea modificarea Tratatului de la Lisabona
Cancelarul german a declarat, miercuri, in cadrul unei interventii in parlament, ca la reuniunea Consiliului European de primavara, care se desfasoara joi si vineri la Bruxelles, va insista ca Fondul Monetar International (FMI) sa participe si el la un eventual spijin acordat autoritatilor de la Atena, alaturi de statele din …
Read More »EU to help Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia implement border management system
The new program of the European Union will assist the governments of the Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the implementation of border management system, which will make them both open and safe.
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