Eurasia Press & News
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s first meeting with US President Barack Obama will be held on Thursday night in Prague. The leaders of 11 East European countries, including Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, were invited over an official dinner with the US president. The meeting will be held at the …
Read More »Civic organisations see few results from EULEX
Representatives of civic organisations in Kosovo have sent a letter to US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg asking him to use his influence “to ensure that EULEX has enough capacities and political support to fulfil its mandate and yield the expected results for Kosovo citizens.” No significant progress in …
Read More »EU urges Macedonia to take swift action on name row
The EU on Tuesday urged Macedonian government to take swift action to settle the long-standing name dispute with neighboring Greece. Erwan Fouere, EU’s ambassador to Macedonia, asked Macedonian government to make a quick decision on whether it
Read More »EU, U.S. officials meet with Inzko
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos discussed the political situation in Bosnia yesterday. They met with High Representative Valentin Inzko in Sarajevo. “The situation in Bosnia is disturbing and the October elections are an opportunity to change this trend,” Inzko said at …
Read More »Karadzic asks UN to halt trial
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has again appealed to delay his genocide trial that is due to resume next week. Karadzic says the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has accepted 1,500 statements and items of testimony from earlier trials concerning the Bosnian war without giving him a chance to cross-examine …
Read More »US Deputy State Secretary to visit Kosovo
US Deputy State Secretary James Steinberg is due to arrive Wednesday in Kosovo, as part of his brief Balkan tour. Before the visit, Steinberg said that Pristina and Belgrade must be more pragmatic despite all differences and pledged to help establish a dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Steinberg announced that …
Read More »State Secretary of Serbia’s Ministry for Kosovo: EU Turning Kosovo into Second Cyprus
Oliver Ivanovic, State Secretary of Serbia’s Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, said that the EU has made Kosovo a “second Cyprus” and would have to accept it as such. Ivanovic said that lamentations such as “We don’t need a new Cyprus” might be coming from Brussels “but, if they really …
Read More »ICG calls on Serbia not to block Kosovo’s progress
The International Crisis Group’s Europe Programme Director Sabine Freizer said on Monday that it would be good for Serbia to foster positive relations with Kosovo. A solution must be found to enable both countries to take part in regional initiatives, she added. Freizer praised Serbia for condemning the Srebrenica massacre, …
Read More »Kosovo’s Pacolli calls for early elections
Opposition New Kosovo Alliance leader Behxhet Pacolli called for early elections and the establishment of a technical government on Monday (April 5th). Pacolli criticised the recent government reshuffle by saying that the changes made are limited only to the replacement of some ministers with others.
Read More »Grecia accepta o solutie de compromis in cazul FYROM: Macedonia de Nord
Grecia accepta ca Fosta Republica Iugoslava a Macedoniei (FYROM) sa se numeasca “Macedonia de Nord”, a declarat primul adjunct al ministrului afacerilor externe grec Dimitris Droutsas, transmite Agerpres. Daca premierul macedonean Nikola Gruevski respinge propunerea, “va trebui sa explice el insusi poporului sau pentru ce il priveaza de perspectiva europeana”, …
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