Eurasia Press & News
An unofficial deadline set in a meeting in Strasbourg for Albanian political leaders to resolve the country’s political crisis expired on Thursday with no solution in sight. After meeting with EU representatives in Strasbourg two weeks ago, Albania’s main political parties have failed to reach an agreement to overcome the …
Read More »Slovenians vote in referendum on Croatian border agreement
Slovenians are voting in a referendum on Sunday (June 6th) on an agreement on settling their country’s border issues with neighbouring Croatia
Read More »RS’s Dodik says BiH will never recognise Kosovo
Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Friday (June 4th) rejected a statement by Kosovo Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni, who said BiH
Read More »EU says Kosovo judiciary still weak
Kosovo’s judiciary is still too weak to handle the challenges it faces, and its reform capabilities are too fragile, EULEX said in a report on Friday (June 4th). The Programme Report 2010 is based on 12-month surveillance by EULEX monitors placed within Kosovo justice, police
Read More »EPP political parties meet in BiH
BiH – Members of the European People’s Party (EPP) group gathered on Saturday (June 5th) at a conference in Sarajevo to discuss co-operation and EU integration. In a joint statement they voiced support for the EU perspective for all countries from the region. The participants also stressed that perpetrators of …
Read More »UN’s Downer: Cypriot reunification talks will continue
Talks to reunify Cyprus are continuing in line with the parameters that have already been agreed between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders and the UN, Alexander Downer, the UN secretary-general’s special adviser on Cyprus, said on Friday (June 4th). “All chapters are being negotiated with the aim of increasing …
Read More »Macedonian FM: EU Talks Will Boost Country’s Reforms
Setting a date for Macedonia’s EU accession talks will double the country’s enthusiasm for adopting reforms, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki told media on Thursday. Milososki made the remarks after a regular meeting of Macedonian government officials
Read More »Greece cuts troop numbers in Kosovo
The Greek army has stated that it will considerably reduce its presence in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. This comes as Athens is fighting a large debt crisis, the Albanian language media in Priština reported on Friday.
Read More »Slovakia supports Serbia’s EU bid
Foreign ministers of Serbia and Slovakia, Vuk Jeremić and Miroslav Lajčak, met on Thursday on Bratislava. They said that the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo earlier this week had confirmed the EU’s commitment to continued enlargement.
Read More »Bulgaria Eases Visa Regime for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
Bulgaria relaxes visa procedures for Russian, Ukrainian, Belarussian and Moldovan nationals following an order signed by the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov this Friday. The news comes immediately after Mladenov reported Friday morning that he has a draft ready for facilitating the visa regime for those countries.
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