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On 5 April, Greek Prime Minister Loucas Papademos condemned Turkish threats against Cyprus’ sovereign right to explore and exploit its hydrocarbon reserves in its Exclusive Economic Zone.

To mark 20 years since the start siege, it was announced in Bosnia that the Sarajevo Siege Museum will be built in the next two years. At a press conference on Thursday, the “Virtual FAMA collection – The Siege of Sarajevo” and “The Sarajevo Siege Museum – The Art of …

Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dačić has said that the latest couple of incidents in Kosovo show a lack of will in Priština to solve the problem peacefully. “The latest incidents in Kosovo are an indicator how they see Serbs from Kosovo. That’s savageness and if the EU believes that this …

Hashim Thaci says it is very important that five EU member states which have not recognized Kosovo to change their stand as soon as possible. Taking part in a meeting organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Thursday, Thaci said that Brussels should do more to …

Macedonia remains constructive in the name issue solution, said Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov at the meeting with a delegation of the US Congress, which is on a visit to Macedonia. “The congressmen got acquainted with the ruling of the Hague-based International Court of Justice, which is a confirmation of the …

The Bulgarian Parliament ratified on Friday a deal on partnership in military trainings between the Defense Ministries of Bulgaria and Israel. “The agreement is needed in order to strictly regulate the joint military trainings on the territory of the respective country,” Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said. According to him, …

Bulgarian MEP Iliyana Yotova discussed with Moldovian ambassador to Bulgaria Alexandru Prigorski about the problems of Bulgarians from Taraclia, a region of Moldova. 

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Hashim Thaci, meeting that was held in Washington. Clinton has expressed support to Kosovo government’s efforts on country’s way to the Euro-Atlantic integration and called Belgrade and Pristina to continue the bilateral dialogue. “I welcome the EU’s decision to start examining country’s …

Skopje will become a NATO member state right after it solves the name issue with Greece, said Dutch Ambassador to Skopje Marriet Schurman. “Macedonia does not need a NATO summit to become a member. The country has an open invitation and it will come into force when the dispute is …

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed hope the Serbian people will vote in favor of continuing down the European path. “As the moment when Serbia will make important internal decisions approaches, I wish to express