Eurasia Press & News
The contract for the construction of the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline was not favourable for Bulgaria and against national interests, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said during a visit to the Black Sea city of Bourgas on December 6 2009.
Read More »Small chance of Macedonia EU accession talks
EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels today to discuss the further enlargement of the 27-nation bloc. It’s not clear whether Macedonia could secure a date to star its EU accession talks. The European Union is unlikely to agree to open accession talks with Macedonia despite the recent efforts by the …
Read More »Russia approves credit for Serbia
Russia will make a credit of USD 200mn accessible to Serbia at the beginning of next year, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin said. He told Russian news agency Interfax that the credit agreement could be signed by the end of the year. He reminded that the negotiations with the …
Read More »Inzko: Last offer for Bosnia-Herzegovina
International Community High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko said that the final offer for a new Bosnian constitution is now on the table.
Read More »Croatia “to join EU in 2012”
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor confirmed that the EU will begin putting together the Accession Treaty for Zagreb on Monday. She said that it is looking more and more likely that Croatia will join the European Union in 2012. Kosor confirmed that Croatia expects that the EU Ministers will support …
Read More »Bulgaria ready to participate in both South Stream and Nabucco
Bulgaria is prepared to participate in both the South Stream and Nabucco gas line projects, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said adding that the one that would start earlier would be the one to be joined first, without giving up the other. “Nabucco” is a priority of the European Union …
Read More »Sejdiu, Thaci call for “preservation of peace”
Kosovo president and prime minister Fatmir Sejdiu and Hashim Thaci called on Kosovo residents to maintain peace. They also invited them to have faith in the “effective rule of law and investigations of crimes”. “Local legislative institutions and EULEX, within the authorities they have, will take all needed measures to …
Read More »Rehn doubts deal soon on Macedonia’s EU membership talks
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Friday he doubted EI foreign ministers would agree to start Macedonian membership talks next week because of a long-running name dispute.
Read More »Radovan Karadzic rejects court appointed lawyer
Radovan Karadzic’s legal adviser says the former Bosnian Serb leader has rejected his court-appointed lawyer and is unlikely to be ready to resume his genocide trial as scheduled on March 1.
Read More »Albania’s Socialists urge Berisha to open ballot boxes or step down
Albania’s opposition Socialist Party is set to launch fresh protests Friday to demand either recount the vote in a controversial June election or hold another. Socialist Party leader Edi Rama accused Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party of rigging the parliamentary elections. The Socialists lost to PM Sali …
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