The Serbian parliament’s Committee on Kosovo and Metohija is set to discuss the decisions by the assemblies of the four municipalities from northern Kosovo. The Serb municipalities have called a referendum for mid-February, where the citizens will
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France politicians put on hold law on Armenian genocide
France’s new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.
Read More »Serbia given one month to complete EU candidacy status requirements
Director of the government EU Integration Office Milica Delević says she is optimistic about Serbia’s EU candidacy status in March. This, provided the preconditions defined by the European Council in
Read More »Croatia will not support Serbian FM for UN General Assembly presidency
Croatian FM Vesna Pusić stated that Croatia will support Lithuania’s candidate for President of the United Nations General Assembly. This is because Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremićć
Read More »United States President backs Georgia’s NATO accession
US President Barack Obama on 30 January offered his support for Georgia’s accession to NATO and a possible free trade agreement between the two countries. After hosting his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili in the White House, Obama said at a subsequent press conference: “What we’ve agreed
Read More »Azerbaijan and Moldova discuss bilateral cooperation
Visiting Moldova’s Prime Minister Vladimir Filat recently had a meeting with Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov in Baku. During the talks, Asadov praised relations between Azerbaijani and Moldova, highlighting the role of the presidents of both countries in development of bilateral ties.
Read More »Greece rejects German bailout plan
Greece’s finance minister rejected a German plan for the euro zone to impose a budget overseer on to Athens in return for a new €130-billion bailout, saying it would improperly force his country to choose between “financial assistance” and “national dignity”.
Read More »EP President backs Serbia EU candidacy
Serbia deserves to obtain the status of EU member state candidate and it should make more efforts to convince the EU countries of that, said European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz said. “I am convinced that most
Read More »Georgia, Turkey to cooperate on restoring churches and mosques
The Georgian side agreed to allot the site for the construction of a new mosque, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay said at a meeting with Georgian Minister of Culture Nika Rurua in Ankara. “We want to intensify the cooperation in the sphere of tourism
Read More »Bulgarian agrees joining EU budget pact with conditions
Parliament in non-eurozone Bulgaria voted Friday to join an EU budget pact for tighter discipline but with conditions regarding tax policy and exemption from certain financial obligations. “Bulgaria’s parliament supports joining the treaty on stability, coordination and
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