Eurasia Press & News
UNMIK chief Lamberto Zanier will almost certainly be the new Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the country that chairs the OSCE at the moment, said that there were no objections to
Read More »Greek government wins confidence vote
The Greek parliament has approved Prime Minister George Papandreou’s reshuffled government which hopes to get support for its austerity plan. The prime minister won 155 out of 300, 143 were against, with two abstentions.
Read More »Serbia not to pay for Ratko Mladic’s defence at ICTY
Lawyers of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, sued at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will ask Serbia and Republika Srpska to pay for the defence.
Read More »Serbia will manage to meet challenges on its way to the EU
Director of the governmental office of Serbia responsible for the EU integration, Milica Djelevic said that the state will manage to meet all rest challenges and
Read More »Stefan Fule says Macedonia’s statue is not a constructive idea towards relation with Greece
If Macedonia continues to take actions perceived by Greece as “provocations” and fails to make faster progress in its reforms, the country could lose its EU candidate status, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said.
Read More »Hungarian FM: Macedonia, Greece close to name issue solution
Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi welcomed the decision of the European Commission (EC) to announce its decision on the EU accession dates for the countries in the West Balkans. Martonyi remarked that as far as Macedonia is concerned, there is a need to approach the issue carefully because of the …
Read More »Next round of Belgrade-Priština talks expected in late June
A spokesperson for the EU foreign policy chief has said that “Kosovo and Serbia were very close to breakthroughs” in some issues negotiated with EU mediation.
Read More »Serbia will soon face a “more strict” approach of the EU, says the country’s FM
Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić has said that Serbia will soon face a “more strict” approach of the EU, as the country hopes to join the organization. Speaking in Luxembourg during a meeting of Western Balkans and EU foreign ministers, Jeremić said that the union would insist on the implementation of …
Read More »Bosnia still without government
Deputy High Representative in Bosnia Roderick Moore says it’s discouraging that nine months after the elections Bosnia has no government at the state level. Moore said that this carries further adverse implications for Bosnia.
Read More »Stefan Fule: EC could launch accession talks with Western Balkans by end of this year
European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said that it is possible for the European Commission (EC) to launch accession talks with several countries from the West Balkans by the end of the year.
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