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European Parliament report is likely to recommend making dossiers of former police informants available to the public – a move the authorities are already considering. The draft European Parliament Report on Macedonia, set
Read More »Dragan Obrenovic released earlier for ‘extraordinary collaboration’
The Hague Tribunal has approved the early release of Dragan Obrenovic, who has served 10 out of a total of 17 years in prison for war crimes in Srebrenica. Patrick Robinson, then President
Read More »US ambassador to Skopje says name must be solved before joining NATO
“The US position about Macedonia’s NATO membership remains unchanged. We want to see the country become a member of the Alliance but it has to solve the name issue,” said US Ambassador to Skopje Paul Wohlers. In Wohlers’ words, the US would not raise the initiative for Macedonia’s membership at …
Read More »Serbian nationaists gather 200,000 signatures against EU integration
The Serbian Radical Party has announced that it will struggle with all means against Serbia’s EU bid. On Wednesday the party submitted a petition of about 200,000 signatures against
Read More »Serbia stressed it won’t accept impossible demands
Serbian President Boris Tadić said Tuesday night that the EU accession was a complex process during which every EU member state could impose its own condition. He stressed, however, that Serbia would not agree to
Read More »Decision on Serbia’s EU candidate status to be taken on March 1-2
After EU ministers’ recommendation to grant Serbia the candidate status, the final decision will be made by EU heads of state and prime ministers on March 1-2, After a several-hour long meeting, the EU member
Read More »Greek parliament approved pension cuts
The Greek parliament has approved more cuts in public spending to meet the terms of a second European Union-led bailout deal. The measures will reduce
Read More »EC releases report on justice for Bulgaria
On Tuesday, the General Affairs Council today adopted its conclusions
Read More »EP president Schulz will address Greek parliament
EP president Martin Schulz will express the European Parliament’s solidarity with the Greek people when he addresses the national parliament this evening. Today he is on his first official visit to Athens, where he will meet the country’s political leaders. Mr Schulz will be meeting president Karolos Papoulias, prime minister …
Read More »Greek Cypriot Leader says it will continue talks with Turkish part after taking EU presidency
Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias has told the United Nations and other international actors that his government was ready to continue talks with the Turkish Cypriots on reunification of the island after
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