Moldova’s top leadership, incumbent and former parliamentarians, participated today, June 23, in a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Stephen the Great to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Sovereignty.
Read More »Bulgarian President Vouches for Balkans’ Visa Weavers
Bulgaria’s President, Georgi Parvanov, asks for the development of a pragmatic regional program for the adaptation of the EU “Europe 2020 strategy” to the Balkans since the region is the next step in the expansion of the Union.
Read More »PACE adopts resolution on Kosovo
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted in Strasbourg Tuesday a resolution on Kosovo. The document outlined a neutral stand on Kosovo’s status, but also pointed to a need for greater
Read More »MEP Joseph Daul: Naming dispute is controversial
MEP Joseph Daul, who visited Macedonia on Tuesday, expressed his support for solving name row between Skopje and Athens and called it a controversial issue. He said that that the two countries should find a solution within the framework of UN-led negotiations.
Read More »Macedonian Prime Minister, met with Greek counterpart in Istanbul
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski met his Greek counterpart George Papandreou on the sidelines of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in Istanbul, government sources told Makfax news agency.
Read More »Kosovo-Montenegro border demarcation to be completed this year
Border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro should be completed by the end of the year, Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic and his Kosovo counterpart Bajram Rexhepi said on Monday (June 21st) in Podgorica. “The administrative boundaries of former Yugoslavia have already been transformed into state borders,” Brajovic said. The two ministers …
Read More »Croatia, BiH hold first joint meeting
The governments of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) held their first joint meeting Monday (June 21st) in the coastal city of Split. They concluded that bilateral relations are good and are based on mutual respect of
Read More »Serbian Foreign Minister addresses OSCE
In a speech Monday (June 21st) to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said he expects that after the International Court of Justice delivers its opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s independence, the UN General Assembly will urge all sides to find an agreement on …
Read More »Greek Prime Minister: Greece ready to resolve Macedonia issue
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and commented on the Macedonia name dispute. “It is unfortunate that a solution has not been found so far,” reports quoted him as saying.
Read More »Macedonia must soon receive a date for EU talks
EU Council must fix a date for starting talks for Macedonian membership very soon. This is what French MEP and Chairman of the European People’s Party (EPP) Joseph Daul who pay visit to Macedonia. Joseph Daul met with President George Ivanov and PM Nikola Gruevski in Skopje.
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