Balkans

Balkan States Work Together on UNESCO Bid

Four countries that emerged from the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s pledged to work together on preparing a nomination that will give their medieval tombstones known as ‘stecci’ a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. 

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US encouraging Balkans’ EU entry through Athens

The United States in coordination with Greece are encouraging the Western Balkans’ integration into the European Union by 2014. The paper quotes sources in the international community and in Serbian government as saying the desired date for the countries of the Western

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Ukraine cuts size of Kosovo force

Ukraine will cut a third of its contingent of soldiers in Kosovo, according to the country’s defense minister. “This is in accordance with the general tendency of KFOR to reduce its number of soldiers stationed in Kosovo,” Defense Minister Valerii Ivashchenko said.

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Albania, BiH introduce visa-free travel

Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) agreement scrapping bilateral visa requirements entered into force on Sunday. The agreement will allow Albanians and Bosnians to visit each others countries for up to 90 days without having to apply for visas, Albania’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Albanian foreign ministry’s spokesman Ralf Gjoni …

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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria vulnerable to gas deliveries crises

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Roumyana Zheleva said on November 2 that the country was still vulnerable to a suspension of natural gas deliveries in case of a new dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Zheleva participated in a seminar in Sofia titled Energy diplomacy and integrated European policy on energy and climate …

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