Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said the chairman of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) Ali Ahmeti had not asked him for government reshuffles, Macedonian Vecer daily writes. If a minister decides to quit, it is their right, the prime minister added. Gruevski’s words came after the reports in the …
Read More »Gruevski expects name talks to resume by the end of January
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …
Read More »Gruevski expects name talks to resume by the end of January
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …
Read More »EU informed about Serbia’s bid
The Spanish EU presidency in Brussels has informed representatives of EU states about Serbia’s request to receive candidacy status for admission to the EU. A short information about the Serbian candidacy was presented at the meeting of the EU Western Balkans Committee and the EU Permanent Representatives Committee.
Read More »Ljube Boskovski asked early elections to be held in Macedonia
Leader of the Union for Macedonia Ljube Boskovski asked for early elections to be held in Macedonia. Boskovski called on Prime Minister (PM) Nikola Gruevski to hold early elections the issue on what support the present have among citizens to be resolved once and for all. Boskovski claimed a research …
Read More »Croatia to close EU accession talks in 2010: Stefan Fule
Czech candidate for EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule considers Croatia will close the EU accession talks in 2010. According to Fule his main talks will be each future expansion to be fell prepared. “The judicial reforms and the main rights are big challenge for Croatia,” Fule noted.
Read More »Tadic Slams Mesic for Serb Killer Sentence
Relations between Serbia and Croatia reached another critical juncture after Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday decreased by one year a jail sentence of a convicted war criminal, who took part in the executions of ethnic Serb civilians in the Pakracka Poljana region of western Slavonia in late 1991. Serbian …
Read More »Kosovo Honors Croatia’s Mesic
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic during his visit to Kosovo on Friday was honored by the Kosovo’s President with the “Golden Medal of Independence”, while Pristina declared him an honourary citizen. During the meeting with his Kosovar counterpart Fatmir Sejdiu, Mesic said the award is the highest the newest state in …
Read More »Croatia Prepares for Presidential Runoff
Croatians will vote in a presidential runoff election this Sunday, which polls and analysts indicate will be won by jurist and classical music composer Ivo Josipovic of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, SDP. Josipovic, who has campaigned under the promise of “new justice” for Croatia, will face populist independent candidate …
Read More »Organized crime in Central Europe
The Central Europe and especially the Czech Republic and Hungary, are used as centers for coordination, communication and conciliation between very powerful international crime syndicates, which have managed to install their HQs of their operations and gain access in the heart of the EU. Although it has not been a …
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