Balkans

Albanian President visits Skopje amid tensions

Albanian President Topi on Thursday started a visit for two days to Skopje after tensions raised towards country’s Albanian minority. “Each nationalistic or ultra-nationalistic reflex or a climate of prejudice harms relations between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians in Macedonia as well as regional relations,” Topi said. Topi urged people to …

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Bulgaria PM emphasizes energy importance during talks with Moldovan counterpart

Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, stressed the importance of gas interconnection projects for energy security after a Thursday meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat. “I hope that we shall be able to achieve the much desired diversification in the region

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Romanian FM says the country has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence

Romanian Foreign Minister Christian Diaconescu said in Brussels on Thursday that Romania has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence. He further noted that Kosovo did not meet the requirements of the international law to be a state. “For our part, we clearly expressed our position, …

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Moldova’s PM Vlad Filat visits Bulgaria

Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat will pay an official visit to Sofia on Thursday. He is set to meet with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and President Rosen Plevneliev. The visit is just a week after Moldova restored centralized funding for the Bulgarian community in Taraclia, a move that was praised …

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Bulgarian FM says NATO must give a strong signal to Western Balkans

NATO should send a message to Western Balkans that the door is still open. This would be a strong motivation for countries to reform, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov in Brussels, where he met alliance’s foreign and defence ministers. Mladenov gave Bosnia as an example, saying that it achieved …

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Serbia to raise number of peacekeepers in Cyprus

Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac visited Serbian Army (VS) troops serving as peacekeepers in Cyprus. He said on Wednesday in Cyprus that members of the Serbian Army and the state are considering peacekeeping missions a highly honorable job. Sutanovac said that only 46 from 900 members of the Serbian military …

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Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor said there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants for KLA members

Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic says there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants for members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). “Once they are within reach of the Serbian authorities, they

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