Eurasia Press & News
SERBIA President Boris Tadić says the state will react to all forms of violence in the streets of Belgrade and will not allow an atmosphere of chaos to be created. Tadić fiercely condemned the barbaric behavior of sport fans and assaults on foreign nationals in previous days, adding that the …
Read More »“Serbia cooperating fully with Hague”
SERBIA Serbia is fully cooperating with the Hague and is doing its utmost to bring the last two fugitives before the Hague, says the National Council for Cooperation. “The government’s position is clear. As soon as Hague fugitives Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić are located, if they are in Serbia, …
Read More »Bulgaria PM: EU funds money to come to Bulgaria
BULGARIA EU funds money will come, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said explicitly at the “Bulgarian Debate” forum. The prime minister remarked that while the cabinet is mulling over how it can afford some EUR 5-6 million about something, there are hundreds of millions of levs that stay unabsorbed over some …
Read More »President Georgi Parvanov: Bulgaria lacks enough analyses about crisis’ development in the country
BULGARIA “I back and will do back the unpopular measures of the rightist government if there are grounded and everything around them is clear – what, why and how. The report and discussions today are not a zeal for an alternative but for establishing a consolidated position. We lack enough …
Read More »Moscow cracks down on Greece about Burgas – Alexandroupolis gas pipeline
RUSSIA Russian diplomacy is worried about involving Burgas – Alexandroupolis gas pipeline project in the electioneering in Greece. Last week leader of the Greek socialists Georgios Popandreu stated that if PASOK come to power in Greece it will reconsider the agreement on the gas pipeline, because it serves to Russian …
Read More »EU requires Albania change its elections system
ALBANIA Albania should take extra measures to stop the politicization of the elections process in the country, says a statement of the Swedish EU presidency, DPA reports. The statement acknowledges that the Balkan country has registered serious progress in its elections system but local authorities should carefully study the final …
Read More »Macedonia does not block negotiations with Greece, foreign minister says
MACEDONIA Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki commented on the talks with Greece and remarked that Macedonia has a constructive approach and expressing country’s position on the issue will not hamper the work of name dispute mediator Matthew Nimetz.
Read More »Macedonian foreign ministers to invite Pope Benedict XVI to visit Macedonia
MACEDONIA Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki leaves Friday on an official visit to the Vatican, local media report. The minister will make an official invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Macedonia. The invitation is sent by Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and under the protocol it has to be handed …
Read More »Macedonia Could Go To Early Elections
MACEDONIA Although political parties deny it, the atmosphere in the country indicates that Macedonians could be heading to the polls soon, political analysts say. The ruling centre-right VMRO-DPMNE, which instigated and won the 2008 snap election, could again catch the opposition Social Democrats, who are is in the midst of …
Read More »Exercise Brings Bosnia Closer to NATO
BiH NATO has successfully completed its Joint Endeavour 2009 exercise, conducted in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past fortnight. “Joint Endeavour brings Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to NATO,” Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz reported on Friday. Speaking at the closing ceremony in the town of Banja Luka on Thursday afternoon, …
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