Eurasia Press & News
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic will visit the Vatican on Monday, where he will be received by Pope Benedict XVI.The Croatian premier will hold a meeting with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, and participate in a roundtable discussion on the 20 years …
Read More »Montenegro ‘Nearing’ Agreement on Parliament
Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic has said that negotiations on forming a parliamentary majority in the country are in the final stages.After the parliament is formed, the new government and prime minister will be determined, Vujanovic said. Montenegro held parliamentary elections on October 14. “Negotiations on a coalition are in the …
Read More »Germans, Dutch Says Greece’s Future in Euro Hangs in Balance
Germany and the Netherlands signaled that Greece’s future in the euro is not yet assured, as the northern neighbors sought to maintain pressure on Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to hold to agreed reforms. “It’s not yet decided,” German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview with ZDF television, …
Read More »Bulgaria does not block FYROM’s EU integration
The Bulgarian position at the European Council in December, during which the start of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is planned for discussion, will entirely depend on how the government in Skopje continues or changes its current line of behaviour towards …
Read More »Bulgarian Court Orders Mental Health Check for EU Flag Offender
The Sofia Regional Court has ordered a mental health check for a Bulgarian female who cut the flag of the European Union at the Supreme Court of Cassation building. 29-year-old Mariya Georgieva has been charged with hooliganism for damaging the EU flag; her mental health will be tested in a …
Read More »Macedonia Mulls Ways to Tackle Baby Shortage
Macedonia plans fresh measures to boost population growth amind growing official panic over falling birthrate and rising number of pensioners.Amid talk of a growing demographic crisis in the country, Macedonia’s Social Affairs Minister, Spiro Ristovski, says the government is working on a new set of measures to combat what he …
Read More »Opposition Slates Serbia’s ‘Secret’ Kosovo Platform
Opposition parties in Serbia say the government has not consulted them while drafting the platform for Kosovo talks and is wrongfully keeping the document secret.Borislav Stefanovic, Serbia’s former chief negotiator in EU-led Kosovo talks and member of the opposition Democrats, said it was absurd that the government’s draft platform on …
Read More »Serbia, Macedonia Leaders to Tackle Church Row
The dispute between the Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox churches will be on the agenda during Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s two-day visit to Macedonia.President Nikolic and his Macedonian counterpart, Gjorge Ivanov, at their meeting on Friday will among other issues “tackle the row between the Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox churches”, a …
Read More »EU Urges Balkan Countries to Stop Asylum Wave
The EU has warned Balkan countries that if they don’t lower the number of asylum seekers, visas may have to be re-introduced.Following a meeting of the EU interior ministers on Thursday, officials say that Balkan countries need to curb the number of people seeking asylum in Western Europe, describing the …
Read More »Croatia PM Downplays Germany’s EU Concerns
In Berlin, Croatia’s Prime Minister described the recent controversy over Germany’s position on his country’s EU bid as a “storm in a teacup.”Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Thursday said concerns over recent negative statements by a German politician about Croatia’s readiness to enter the European Union were “a storm …
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