Eurasia Press & News
Former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader stunned Croatia on Sunday by announcing his return to politics, a move which some officials warned could bring down the coalition government led by his conservative party, the Croatian Democratic Union. “The decision to retire from politics was completely wrong,” Sanader told a hastily organised …
Read More »Bulgaria backs Serbia’s EU bid, unlikely to change stance on Kosovo – ambassador
Bulgaria will continue to support Serbia’s bid to join the European Union, but was unlikely to withdraw its recognition of the independence of Kosovo, Sofia’s top diplomat in Belgrade said on January 2. “Membership in the EU means that the country is stable, progressive and predictable and such a Serbia …
Read More »Usvojen budžet BiH za narednu godinu
Predstavnički dom i Dom naroda parlamenta BiH u srijedu su na posebnim sjednicama usvojili budžet BiH za narednu godinu u iznosu od oko 1.365.000.000 KM. Usvojenim budžetom parlament je za 10 odsto smanjio izdvajanja za usluge prevoza i goriva institucijama čije su poslovanje revizori ocijenili lošim. Za finansiranje institucija BiH …
Read More »“Bosnia disintegration would be catastrophic”
British Shadow Foreign Minister William Hague and former High Representative in Bosnia Paddy Ashdown say the break-up of Bosnia would cause a “disaster”. In an article the pair published in the Financial Times, dubbed, “Broken Bosnia needs western attention”, Hague and Ashdown described tensions between Sarajevo and Banja Luka and …
Read More »Montenegrin president: “Kosovo must recognize Montenegrins”
Filip Vujanović says that he will sign a decree appointing an ambassador to Priština “once Kosovo recognizes Montenegrins as an ethnic minority”. “I am convinced that this issue needs to be addressed before we appoint ambassadors, because it is correct toward our community in Kosovo. It would also be a …
Read More »Action Team “has idea” on Mladić whereabouts
It is obvious that Ratko Mladić is still hiding well and successfully, and that he can postpone his extradition in this way, says Rasim Ljajić. “If the services continue to work in this way, the arrest of Mladić cannot be avoided,” he said, and added that he could not specify …
Read More »Serbia “on right path again”, Serbian FM
Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić says Serbia has the capacity and resolve to “break all records in 2010”, when it comes to the speed of joining the EU. “From a hyperactive year in the foreign policy domain, Serbia is entering another of the kind. We are resolved to catch up with …
Read More »Mesic: Declaration of Kosovo independence marks the end of SFRJ
Kosovo’s independence marks the end of Former Yugoslavia and has set a new architecture in South-east Europe, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said. The Croatian President is scheduled to visit Kosovo on January 8. “If Serbia can’t recognize Kosovo’s independence, no one can force her to do so”, Mesic added.
Read More »Meglena Kuneva: “Suspension of EU funds of any EU member states is not always over safeguard clauses”
The safeguard clauses imposed by the European Union over the job of a country in certain sectors are not the only Bulgaria should fear in the first three years of its membership in the European Union, said EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva, commenting of the first three years …
Read More »Macedonian FM: “International right is Macedonia line in name issue”
“With the blockage imposed on Macedonia’s accession to the EU and NATO at the sitting of the Alliance in Bucharest Greece laughed in the face of the most serious military-political organization-NATO. However, this speaks more about Greece than about Macedonia,” said Macedonian foreign minister Antonio Miloshoski in an interview with …
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