Eurasia Press & News
Bulgaria will take a decision on whether to depose anti-missile defense at its territory after a discussion with the EU member states and the Bulgarian Parliament. This is what Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov said as a reply of the question about disposing anti-missile defense in Bulgaria. “I cannot …
Read More »Greek PM to visit Russia, meet Putin next week
The prime minister of debt-stricken Greece will visit Russia next week for talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Russian government announced on Friday. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will visit Russia on February 15-16 for a trip focusing on “economy, energy and military-technical cooperation,” the government said in a …
Read More »US Ambassador to Bulgaria: We are planning a new partnership with Bulgaria as factor in dealing with the challenges in the region
The US will not compel Bulgarians to be choosing between Moscow and Washington, said in his first public lecture HE James Warlick, US Ambassador to Bulgaria.
Read More »OSCE, US welcome roundtable on ending Albania’s political crisis
The OSCE mission in Albania and the US Embassy in Tirana welcomed President Bamir Topi’s initiative to organise negotiations between the government and the opposition in order to end an ongoing political stalemate. The opposition has been boycotting parliament since September, insisting on a thorough investigation into the June 2009 …
Read More »Bosnian Forces Conduct Massive Wahhabi Raid
The real reason behind a recent large-scale operation to shut down a radical Wahhabi village in Bosnia has more to do with an ongoing terrorism investigation than official statements about ethnic intolerance and territorial integrity, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. In massive raid conducted by Bosnian police and …
Read More »Stefan Fule to visit Macedonia on February 19th
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will visit Macedonia on February 19th, Macedonia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Commissioner Fule will meet with Macedonia’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU integration Vasko Naumovski, and Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki. The newly-appointed EU enlargement chief took up his …
Read More »Matthew Nimetz to visit Athens by end-February
UN Special envoy on the name dispute between Athens and Skopje, Matthew Nimetz, will visit Greece in the last 10 days of February. Greek Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Grigoris Delavekouras stressed on Athens’ wish to find solution to the issue, which goes with the precondition for the other party in the …
Read More »Catherine Ashton to visit Belgrade on February 18
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, will pay a visit to Belgrade on February 18. Ashton took up the post from Javier Solana in December 2009 and officially stepped in office as First Vice President of the European Commission on February 9, 2010.
Read More »Croatia to Enhance Cooperation with ICTY
Croatia is ready to step up efforts to cooperate with the ICTY in order to be able to conclude EU accesson negotiations by the end of this year. Jadranka Kosor, the Croatian prime minister, said that efforts would be made to achieve better cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for …
Read More »Izmjene Ustava BiH najkasnije do maja
SARAJEVO Predstavnički dom bh. parlamenta zadužio je jučer Vijeće ministara BiH da do kraja ovog mjeseca napravi akcioni plan za provedbu presude Evropskog suda za ljudska prava iz Strazbura. Akcioni plan podrazumijeva izmjenu Ustava i Izbornog zakona BiH najkasnije do maja ove godine kako bi opšti izbori u oktobru bili …
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