Kairgeldy Kabyldin, president of Kazakhstan’s oil and gas company KazMunaiGas discussed increasing Kazakh energy exports to Europe with Bulgarian Energy Minister Traycho Traykov during the latter’s visit to the Kazakh capital Astana.
Read More »Serbian President says the southeastern countries have no choice outside EU
Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that “at this moment South-East European countries have no other choice but to continue with their EU integration”. Speaking in the town of Aranđelovac in central Serbia on Thursday, he noted that in that process, they have to at the same time rely on …
Read More »Romania supports Macedonia’s EU membership
Romania resolutely supports the EU and NATO integration of Macedonia, stated Romanian President Traian Basescu after meeting Macedonian counterpart George Ivanov in Bucharest. Ivanov is on a two-day official visit to Romania in a bid
Read More »Turkish Cypriot opposition rejects shelf agreement with Turkey
Turkish Cyprus’s main opposition Republican Turks’ Party (CTP) said they rejected the continental shelf agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot government. The statement from the CTP said the Cyprus issue was at a critical stage and a road map would be
Read More »Macedonian president visits Romania
President Gjorge Ivanov pays Thursday an official visit to the Republic of Romania. Ivanov and his host, Romanian President Traian Basescu, will refer to bilateral relations and other issues of countries’ interest.
Read More »Italian PM says that Macedonia deserves to join EU and NATO
Italy sincerely backs the Republic of Macedonia on its road to EU and NATO. Macedonia deserves positive European Commission report and a recommendation for start of EU membership talks. The country also
Read More »PACE meets to discuss Kosovo, Bosnia and Albania
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is meeting and will request an urgent investigation of the Jarinje incident. ‘Political Situation in the Balkans’ that will be discussed by PACE today expresses concern over the situation in the region and requests that an objective investigation
Read More »EULEX prosecutors to probe organ trafficking allegations in Albania
The head of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, Xavier de Marnhac, announced on Wednesday that EULEX prosecutors will soon extend their probe on allegations of organ trafficking by the Kosovo Liberation Army in Albania. “As you know we have formed a team which will probe Marty’s allegations …
Read More »Macedonia and Montenegro sign extradition agreement
Macedonian and Montenegrin ministers of justice Blerim Bexheti and Dusko Markovic have signed an extradition agreement about nationals with double citizenship convicted of serious crimes. The document was inked during the two-day ministerial visit EU-Western Balkans in Ohrid.
Read More »Germany hopes that Romania, Bulgaria will do more for Schengen entry
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday he was hopeful Romania and Bulgaria could make progress toward entry into the passport-free Schengen area despite continued resistance. After talks with his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi in Berlin, Westerwelle said Bucharest could count on Germany’s continued backing in attempts to wear down …
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