Balkans

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Nabucco discussions are taking place in Turkey

Public discussions on the Nabucco project are taking place in Turkish cities the pipeline is envisaged to pass through. The list of cities includes Ardahan, Kars, Erzurum, Gümüşhane, Sivas, Yozgat, Kırşehir, Kırıkkale. It is expected the final round of the discussions to take place in Ankara.

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