Eurasia Press & News
The Greek government will “undertake a diplomatic initiative” in an attempt to salvage the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis gas pipeline project which was scrapped by Bulgaria last week, Bulgaria media reported on June 22 2010.
Read More »Serbian President to meet Turkish President
Serbian President Boris Tadić will take part in the Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of South East Europe in Istanbul on Wednesday. During the day, Tadić will also participate in the Summit of Heads of State of South East Europe under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the …
Read More »ICTY Denies Request for Gojko Jankovic Review
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, has denied the request of Gojko Jankovic, convicted of war crimes by the Bosnian state court in Sarajevo, to review his case. Jankovic, wartime commander of a paramilitary unit that operated together with the Army of Republika Srpska, VRS, in the …
Read More »Albania Calls for Balkan Schengen System
Albania’s Minister of Interior Lulzim Basha declared on Monday that Albania’s Presidency of the Regional Initative for Migration, Asylum and Refugees would be dedicated to creating a Balkan Schengen system.
Read More »CoE Assembly begins discussion of situation in Kosovo
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE, has begun its discussion of a draft report on Kosovo that points to poor respect for the rule of law as one of the main problems facing Kosovo. The report, which was prepared by the CoE rapporteur for the political affairs …
Read More »Serbia, Croatia to sign extradition agreement
Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said on Sunday (June 20th) that Serbia and Croatia will sign an extradition agreement later this month, covering those who are apprehended on charges of corruption and organised crime. She added that afterwards, Serbia will request the extradition of Sretko Kalinic, a member of the …
Read More »Zagreb: War Crimes Indictment Filed Against Former Soldiers
The prosecution in Zagreb has filed an indictment against seven people for war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995. According to the indictment, which must be confirmed by the court, seven former members of the Croatian Army, HV, participated in the execution of a group of six Bosnian …
Read More »Czech President says to Macedonia to start negotiations
In time of so many problems in the world, Czech President Vaclav Klaus called Macedonian-Greek name dispute a undeserving issue. He said that the two countries should sit down and find a name solution because nobody would accept to that for them.
Read More »Bulgaria facilitates visa regime for Moldovans
The period for issuing a visa for Moldovan organized tourists is reduced to 10 days. This is presumed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria regarding the facilitation of the visa regime for Moldova’s citizens. According to the message of the Bulgarian Embassy to Moldova, some categories of citizens …
Read More »PACE session to have Kosovo debate
The summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) begins in Strasbourg on Monday, and will include a debate on Kosovo. The session, which will be closed on June 25, will also be attended by the permanent delegation of the Serbian parliament, headed by Dragoljub Mićunović.
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