Balkans

The coming visit of the UN “name” mediator Matthew Nimetz to Athens and Skopje should be used for boosting efforts to find a solution to the dispute, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and his Greek counterpart, Dimitris Droutsas, agreed Thursday at their bilateral meeting in London. The parley between the …

Međunarodna konferencija ili šira diskusija posvećena situaciji u BiH, čije je održavanje preporučila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope, vjerovatno neće biti održana u ovoj godini, procjenjuju predstavnici većine političkih stranaka u BiH. “Rezolucija koju je u utorak usvojila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope kojom se, između ostalog, sugerira organizovanje široke rasprave o …

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Bijelo Polje, northern Montenegro, yesterday, when he said that conflict between brothers is the greatest misfortune. Addressing a St. Sava Day celebration in the town, he called for unity of Serbia and Montenegro. He reminded the participants of St. Sava’s adage that conflict …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will meet Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitriis Droutsas on Thursday in London. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that FM Droutsas will meet with FM Milososki on the sidelines of the International Conference on Afghanistan, which will be held on January 28 in London. The …

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the latter’s press office has announced. While in Turkey, Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with …

All border checkpoints on the Bulgarian – Greek border have been open and traffic is normal. At the present there is no problem with crossing the border but is expected border checkpoints to be blocked again later in the day, head of the District Border Service Commissary Todor Georgiev said. …

The European Union enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn urged Bosnian authorities to adopt a census law, warning that a failure to do so could affect the country’s position in the international community. “The lack of a census in 2011 would be unfortunate for Bosnia and Herzegovina in terms of its EU …

The future of the Nabucco pipeline project is still not certain, an executive of Austrian energy giant OMV told reporters on Wednesday. Between July and October 2010, an open season bidding process for transport capacity in the planned pipeline will be held. The future of the project will then be …

Greek Alternative Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas said Athens was displeased with the annulment of a territorial agreement which delineates the continental shelf between Albania and Greece in the Ionian Sea. The agreement was annulled on Wednesday by Albania’s constitutional court, which argued that it had serious legal flaws. “It is …

Albania’s constitutional court annulled on Tuesday a territorial agreement signed with Greece which delineates the continental shelf between the two countries in the Ionian Sea, arguing that it had serious legal flaws. “In the agreement there are procedural and substantive infractions of the [Albanian] constitution and of the the 1982 …