Bulgaria has a firm position on the NATO missile defense system – it must cover the entire territory of the country, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Monday. Borisov spoke on Monday at the NATO parliamentary assembly, held between May 27 and May 30 in Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital …
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Albania’s Electoral College delays decision on Tirana appeal
The Electoral College, which was supposed to decide Friday (May 27th) on an appeal of the May 8th election results in Tirana, delayed its decision until June 3rd, leaving the winner of the mayoral race still unclear. The two
Read More »UN Security Council hails Mladic’s arrest
The UN Security Council on Friday (May 27th) welcomed the arrest of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic. Member states hailed efforts by Serbian authorities that demonstrated their will to co-operate with
Read More »NATO Missile Shield Elements will be installed in Bulgaria
A radar system designed to detect Iranian missiles may be installed in Bulgaria by the end of 2013as a part of NATO’s anti-missile shield. The Alliance decided to locate the radar system on the Botev Peak in the Balkan Range. The NATO and US decision to install has reportedly been …
Read More »Serbia wants a date to be set for EU initiation talks this year
Serbian President Boris Tadić stated late on Thursday in Belgrade that Serbia “should be ambitious when it comes to the process of the country’s European integration”. He made the statement following his meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.
Read More »Georgia-OSCE cooperation discussed in Tbilisi
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze met with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek. The sides discussed the priority issues of cooperation between Georgia and the OSCE, the situation in the occupied territories and the Russian-Georgian relations. OSCE High Commissioner also visited Sukhumi on May 24-26 within the visit …
Read More »Dodik: Serbia fulfills its Dayton Agreement duties
Ratko Mladic’s arrest is fulfillment of Serbia’s international duties under the Dayton Agreement, President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik. “The institutions of Republika Srpska have never defended someone who committed war crimes,” said Dodik.
Read More »Catherine Ashton to visit Serbia, Kosovo
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet with top Serbian officials on Thursday in Belgrade, before heading south to Pristina. She will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, the head of Belgrade’s team in the dialogue with Pristina, Borislav Stefanovic, and
Read More »EU watches election developments in Albania
The outcome of the May 8th local elections is being closely watched by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele. In a
Read More »New contempt charges filed against Seselj
The UN war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (May 24th) it has filed contempt of court charges against Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj for the third time.
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