Eurasia News

BiH — The Constitutional Court said on Monday (August 9th) it cannot rule on a lawsuit filed by representatives of the national minorities who want the October 3rd general elections postponed until parliament amends

Kosovo and Serbia should talk without setting any agenda, in a spirit of regional co-operation and respecting each others’ red lines, Italian Ambassador to Kosovo Michael Giffoni said in an interview published in Monday’s

Albania’s foreign minister says his country’s recognition of Kosovo won’t impede improving ties with Serbia and Cyprus which do not. Ilir Meta says Albania backs Kosovo’s entry into the European Union to bring about regional stability. He says despite some EU states’ refusal to

Tbilisi expressed an official protest over the Russian president’s recent visit to the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said. Russian President Dmitry

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told CNN that the Kosovo question divides the UN, EU and NATO, adding that a solution of compromise is needed to bridge the gap. Jeremić said that Belgrade is ready for open dialogue with the Priština institutions and that Belgrade would not say “no” beforehand …

World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will visit Bulgaria, Moldova, and Latvia between today and Friday to meet with government leaders, business people, think tanks, civil society, and visit projects to discuss development issues and the impact of the global economic crisis.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, where he pledged further support for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as the two regions commemorated the 2008 five-day war.

European Commission (EC) will present its opinion on Montenegro’s readiness to acquire EU candidate status on November 10th, the news portal Analitika reported on Friday (August 6th), quoting unnamed international

Macedonia’s government is preparing teams that would immediately start accession talks with the EU once the name dispute with Greece is resolved, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Saturday (August 7th). He said 850 public administration employees are currently learning from Croatia and Slovenia’s experience in negotiations with the …

Serbian President Boris Tadic is set to visit Bulgaria for high-profile talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Tadic will be arriving to Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna on Friday, August 6. He will be welcomed at the airport by