Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul has met his Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov in Ankara. Before meeting his Bulgarian counterpart Gonul said that after Bulgaria’s NATO accession
Read More »Czech FM: talks between Belgrade and Priština would benefit the entire region
Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg said that talks between Belgrade and Priština “would benefit the citizens of Serbia and Kosovo”, as well as the entire region. The dialogue should resolve technical issues, which would benefit everyone, so that gradual progress could be achieved in “bilateral relations”, Schwarzenberg said recently. Asked about …
Read More »EU anti-fraud commissioner to visit Romania and Bulgaria
EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Anti-fraud and Audit, Algridas Semeta will visit Romania and Bulgaria on 13 and 14 January 2011 respectively. The main objective during his visits will be to discuss the measures fraud and irregularities in EU funds, and to see where the Commission can provide further guidance …
Read More »Serbian Justice Minister met Croatian counterpart regarding war crimes
Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic and her Croatian counterpart Drazen Bosnjakovic met on Wednesday in Zagreb. The meeting focused on resuming dialogue and solving outstanding issues regarding war crimes.
Read More »ICG report says EU should involve in BiH’s situation
The latest International Crisis Group report released on Tuesday states that EU should take the leading role in BiH this year, allowing the Office of the High Representative to withdraw from domestic politics and focus on reviewing past decisions.
Read More »New RS government appointment moves to Constitutional Court
A joint committee of the Republika Srpska (RS) parliament and the Council of Peoples on Tuesday (January 11th) failed to reach a compromise over a decision by the Bosniak caucus to block the appointment of the
Read More »(EP) rapporteur for Kosovo Lunacek says Kosovo should think of 2011 elections
European Parliament (EP) rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek has recommended that calls coming from some political entities to organise new general elections this year should be taken seriously. Lunacek suggested officials should review the process for irregularities and implement necessary
Read More »EU: Controversial Population Census a Top Priority for New Bosnian Government
The European Union is urging Bosnian political leaders to speed up the creation the ruling coalition following October 2010 general elections, saying that the adoption of a national census law should be the new government’s top priority. EU officials have repeatedly warned Bosnia that the failure to hold a national …
Read More »Kosovo: The View of the Serbian Minority
Written by: Ioannis Michaletos Ioannis Michaletos: How can the present day situation, as far as, the Serbian population is concerned can be described? Oilver Ivanovic: The situation of the Serbian people in Kosovo is in some respects better than it used to be some years ago, meaning that the attacks …
Read More »Hungary’s ambassador to Macedonia: Hungary is ready to help in name negotiations
EU enlargement is among the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Union and Budapest is ready to actively join the Greek-Macedonian name negotiations, if it is asked for that, said Hungary’s ambassador to Skopje Ferenc Kekesi. “Hungary is ready to help in the name negotiations and actively join them, …
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