Eurasia Press & News
High Representative in BiH Miroslav Lajcak said in an interview on Thursday (July 26th) that the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU is his main short-term priority.
Read More »Kosovo to hold elections in November
Kosovo’s leaders and UNMIK head Joachim Ruecker agreed Thursday (July 26th) that local and parliamentary elections will take place in the province in November. Although there are some concerns that elections could be an obstacle to resolving Kosovo’s status, the two processes can move together, Ruecker said after meeting with …
Read More »Bulgaria rejects Libyan protest over medics
Bulgaria rejected a formal Libyan protest Thursday (July 26th) against President Georgi Parvanov’s decision to pardon five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor released from life imprisonment in the North African country earlier this week.
Read More »Greece mourns death of two fire-fighting pilots, as heat wave continues
The military aviation services are observing two days of mourning, following the deaths of two pilots, killed on Monday (July 23rd) when their firefighting plane crashed while trying to put out a blaze caused by record heat on the island of Evia.
Read More »Serbia appoints Radovanovic as new chief prosecutor
The High Judicial Council decided on Tuesday (July 24th) to appoint Slobodan Radovanovic as acting public prosecutor. Parliament relieved state public prosecutor Slobodan Jankovic and district public prosecutor Milovan Bozovic of their duties Monday.
Read More »Bulgaria thanks officials who intervened on medics’ behalf
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife Cecilia Sarkozy and EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner became “honourable citizens of Sofia” on Tuesday (July 24th) , following an extraordinary session of Sofia’s Municipal Council.
Read More »OSCE Secretary-General vows to support democracy in Kosovo
OSCE Secretary-General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut met with heads of the Kosovo parliamentary caucuses on Tuesday (July 24th) in Pristina. He assured them that Kosovo institutions would receive OSCE support even after the final status of the province is resolved.
Read More »Parliament: Serbia will “respond” to any country that recognises Kosovo
Parliament announced to the international community on Tuesday (July 24th) that Serbia would take measures against any country that recognises an independent Kosovo.
Read More »Political dialogue in Macedonia crucial to EU bid, panel says
The EU expects Macedonia to continue constructive political dialogue on key issues, the Stabilisation and Association Council (SAC) said in a statement Tuesday (July 24th) after talks with officials in Skopje.
Read More »New Albanian president sworn in
Bamir Topi was sworn in as president of Albania on Tuesday (July 24th). He pledged to work for the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration.
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