Eurasia Press & News
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Friday (January 7th) that the upcoming dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina could be an opportunity for an historic compromise between Serbs and Kosovo
Read More »Turkish, Greek prime ministers advocate co-operation
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addressed the annual conference of Turkish ambassadors in the eastern city of Erzurum on Friday (January 7th). Participants outlined the challenges and problems affecting
Read More »Kosovo Albanians protest Marty’s report
About 500 Kosovars gathered on Saturday (January 8th) in the southern part of Mitrovica to protest a report by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty. The demonstration was organised by NGO Rilindia and war
Read More »Bosnia arrested war crimes suspect in Serbia
Bosnian police have arrested Croatian citizen Tihomir Purdi, who is wanted in Serbia on war crimes charges. Purdi was arrested on an Interpol warrant
Read More »Greek Prime Minister meets Turkish counterpart in eastern Turkey
The Greek prime minister is meeting his Turkish counterpart in eastern Turkey and is expected to discuss his country’s plans to build a fence along part of their mutual border to try to stop thousands of illegal migrants crossing into EU member Greece every month. The two Prime Ministers are …
Read More »Inzko suspends RS state property law
High Representative Valentin Inzko suspended a law Wednesday (January 5th) on the status of state property in Republika Srpska (RS), in a bid to avoid any legal uncertainty over ownership, pending a final decision on
Read More »Kosovo State Prosecutor receives claims of election irregularities
Kosovo’s State Prosecutor’s Office has received 133 claims related to irregularities in the December 12th election process, media reported on Wednesday (January 5th). This election process has been described by some
Read More »Amid Rather Grim Economic Outlook, Serbia Adopts 2011 Budget
Serbian parliament has adopted its budget for this 2011 targeting a deficit of 4.1% of gross domestic product, in line with the country’s €3 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The budget, approved by a slim majority of deputies, foresees revenues at nearly €7 billion and spending at …
Read More »Bosnia Diminishes UNSC Presidency by Sending Low-Ranking Official to Chair Topic Session
The decision of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina to have its UN ambassador chair an upcoming topic session of the UN Security Council is perhaps inappropriate, but not unexpected. Traditionally, these topic sessions are led by a country’s foreign minister (or an official of a similar ranking), and the Bosnian …
Read More »Cypriot leaders to discuss reunification again at the end of January
Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will meet with UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban for further talks at the end of January in Geneva, where he is expected to amplify the message that progress must be forthcoming. In a report to the Security Council last month …
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