Eurasia Press & News
The unresolved case of Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski, who had been illegally receiving both a minister’s salary and a state pension for several months, has been chosen by Macedonian media editors as the murkiest corruption-related case in June. The case garnered 17 out of 19 votes from Macedonia’s top media …
Read More »Serb ForMin: Serbs Are Not Welcome In Croatia
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Vuk Jeremic gave an interview to the Press paper on Sunday, explaining the country`s foreign affairs goals, the issue of Kosovo, the economic situation and the political situation linked with Croatia. – The economic situation is extraordinary difficult, but our citizens have experienced difficulties before – …
Read More »Stanishev signs Nabucco deal in Ankara on July 13
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev is to sign the Nabucco deal on Ankara on July 13, the Government press centre has reported. During the official inauguration ceremony, top brass officials from four European Union countries as well as Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Erdogan, are to commit themselves to the Nabucco …
Read More »CEDB chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov: We will seek responsible policy, not narrow party one
SOFIA “We will seek a responsible policy, and not a narrow party one”, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, chairperson of the Citizen for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) and named as the future Interior Minister of Bulgaria, said short before the sitting of the CEDB MPs.
Read More »Srebrenica Anniversary Marred by Ethnic Tension
The 14th anniversary of the massacre of Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) in Srebrenica and the memorial service for fallen Bosnian Serb soldiers in nearby Bratunac were marred by ethnic tensions over the weekend. Injuries and more serious consequences were averted by local police, which prevented Bosniak and Bosnian Serb groups from …
Read More »Bulgaria says “no” to plans for reduction of transit of gas through Ukraine: minister
DOBRICH Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov said at a press conference in Dobrich, that it is very important Boyko Borisov to understand that elections are over in Bulgaria. “It is virtually the country’s new prime minister and hereafter must take the governing,” Petar Dimitrov said, speaking about the …
Read More »B. Serbs mark anniversary of massacres
BRATUNAC Serbs in Bratunac and Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, are today marking 17 years since the massacre of more than 3,200 of their compatriots.They were killed in 1992 and 1993 by the forces led by Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) Naser Orić.On July 12, 1992 alone, 69 Serbs were killed, 70 were wounded …
Read More »Montenegrin envoy in Belgrade “soon”
PODGORICA Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović says that his country will soon have its ambassador in Belgrade.Podgorica’s top diplomatic envoy to Serbia was expelled last year after Montenegro recognized Kosovo Albanians’ independence declaration.
Read More »Sejdiu on unofficial visit to Macedonia
SKOPJE Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has arrived in Macedonia, where he is on an unofficial visit.He was invited by Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov.The visit is seen as improvement of relations, since Sejdiu in June canceled his trip to Skopje, unhappy that Ivanov did not plan to receive him with full …
Read More »Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica massacre anniversary
Sarajevo – Several hundred people are expected to gathered Saturday at the Potocari Memorial Park in Bosnia to mark the 14th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The remains of 534 victims will be buried later in the day. So far a total of 3,749 identified bodies have been buried …
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