Slovakia became the fifth EU member state to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia, after parliament adopted it by a wide margin Wednesday (September 8th). The bill moves next to the
Read More »OSCE to present annual report on Albania
Outgoing OSCE Ambassador to Albania Robert Bosch will present the annual report on Albania’s progress to the permanent council in Vienna on Thursday (September 9th). Bosch stresses in the document that judicial independence remains a challenge. Combating corruption is an area where the
Read More »The Kosovo government welcomed the revised resolution by Serbia and EU
The Kosovo government welcomed the revised draft resolution by Serbia and the EU, which was submitted to the UN General Assembly. According to the government in Pristina, the new
Read More »PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Sarajevo and Banja Luka from 12 to 15 September
Read More »UN General Assembly to discuss Kosovo resolution Thursday
The UN General Assembly is to discuss the resolution on Kosovo filed by Serbia. The text of the document has been agreed between Belgrade and the EU. The resolution is a result of the ruling of the agreement reached between
Read More »Moldova to hold snap parliamentary elections on Nov. 21
Moldova’s ruling four-party Alliance or European Integration (AIE) coalition decided at an enlarged meeting Wednesday to hold snap parliamentary elections on Nov. 21, according to news report reaching here from Moldova.
Read More »Bulgaria and Greece to open new border crossing
Bulgaria and Greece will open a new crossing point on their joint border on September 9, thus celebrating the 130th year since the establishing of formal diplomatic relations. The new Ivaylovgrad-Kyprinos border crossing close to Bulgaria’s Kardzhali and Greece’s Alexandroupolis will be inaugurated by the Presidents of Bulgaria and Greece, …
Read More »Georgian President Saakashvili pleased with UN resolution on Abkhazia and South Ossetia refugees
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday said he was pleased with the United Nations (UN) resolution on recognizing the rights of refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia breakaway regions to return to their homes.
Read More »Serbia, EU agree on Kosovo UN Resolution language
Serbia has submitted a revised resolution on Kosovo to the UN after talks with the EU representative in Belgrade. The new resolution reads as follows:
Read More »EU finance ministers approve second tranche of Greek package
Eurozone finance ministers approved the second 9 billion-euro tranche of the 110 billion-euro EU/IMF aid package for Greece on Tuesday (September 7th). The EU will provide 6.5 billion euros of the sum, while the
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