US President Barack Obama will meet with Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou on March 9 in Washington, Macedonian media report. Papandreou has been trying to appoint a meeting with Obama since the new US president stepped in the post. The Greek Diaspora in the USA has contributed for the meeting …
Read More »Bulgaria and Romania sign memorandum of understanding on cross-border cooperation
Signing a memorandum of understanding on cross-border cooperation means EUR 260 million in European funds in favor of the Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said after the Bulgarian and Romanian ministers in charge – Rosen Plevneliev and Elena Udrea – signed the memorandum.
Read More »Bulgaria and Kosovo sign memorandum of understanding in energy sector
Bulgaria and Kosovo are to sign a memorandum of understanding in the energy sector. The document will be signed by Bulagrian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov and Kosovan Minister of Energy and Mining Justina Shiroka-Pula.
Read More »Serbia to receive EUR 850 million from EU preaccession funds
The EU has set aside some 850 million EUR for Serbia from its preaccession funds, Adriano Martins, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia announced. Stating that in November, the Commission will be deciding on concrete projects to compete for the funds, he praised the efforts of Serbia to …
Read More »Opšti izbori uz visokog predstavnika
SARAJEVO Tranzicija Ureda visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice u Ured specijalnog predstavnika EU za BiH neće biti realizirana prije oktobarskih općih izbora, jer domaće vlasti nisu ispunile postavljene uslove i ciljeve. Potvrdio je to jučer Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH, nakon okončanog dvodnevnog zasjedanja Upravnog odbora Vijeća za …
Read More »UN mediator Nimetz travels to Athens
UN special envoy in name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz begins his visit to Athens, where he will meet with Greek authorities and discuss name issue under UN auspices. UN mediator Nimetz is slated to meet with Greece’s Alternative Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas. UN mediator Nimetz meet with …
Read More »Sejdiu ready to meet Tadic
Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic. We will meet only if the meeting is set on an international level and we don’t discuss Kosovo’s status, President Sejdiu said in a statement. He said that everybody should contribute to decrease tensions in the region, …
Read More »Borissov, Boc inspect progress on Danube Bridge 2
Following talks in Sofia on February 26 2010, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc were scheduled to travel to Vidin to inspect progress on Danube Bridge 2. During Boc’s visit, memorandums of understanding were to signed on the 2007-2013 cross border co-operation programme and on …
Read More »Head of EULEX Kosovo to Visit Serbia
Yves de Kermabon, the head of the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, will visit Belgrade from March 2-3 to discuss the judicial system in the north of Kosovo. Kermabon will meet Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanovic and other Serbian officials.
Read More »Tolimir Genocide Trial Begins at ICTY
The trial of General Zdravko Tolimir, accused of crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995, will begin today in The Hague with the Prosecution’s opening statement, Tolimir will represent himself during the trial, despite Chamber warnings that this may be difficult for him.
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