Eurasia News

The mediator in the Skopje-Athens “name” dispute, Matthew Nimetz, is in contact with both parties, and he will set a fresh meeting if and when he sees appropriate, the UN press office said on Friday. “Ambassador Nimetz is in very frequent contact with both parties, but he will not be …

Croatia has extradited to Bosnia a Slovenian national wanted for his role in the genocide in Srebrenica. Fran Kos was arrested this April in Croatia on a warrant issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Various groups in Bosnia have reacted to Thursday’s ruling by the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague that found two Bosnian Serbs guilty of committing genocide and five others guilty of a variety of war crimes for their role in the killings in Srebrenica.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday (June 10th) that his country is committed to its links with both the East and the West. Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, meanwhile, denied there

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Friday (June 11th) that a 440 billion-euro EU stabilisation fund should be made permanent in order to strengthen the regional economy. Speaking at a banking conference in Vienna, Papandreou supported the idea of “a new European monetary fund financed by contributions of eurozone …

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu will make an official visit to Georgia from 13 to 15 June 2010, the structure reported. During his visit, Cavusoglu is due to meet the President of the Republic Mikheil Saakashvili, the Chairman of the Parliament David …

Ministerul Afacerilor Externe a anuntat ca incepand cu data de 12 iunie 2010 cetatenii romani pot intra in Republica Serbia in baza cartii de identitate, conditia fiind ca aceasta sa fie valabila. Posibilitatea intrarii in Republica Serbia doar in baza cartii de identitate nationala valabila se va aplica de catre …

Romania’s five large union confederations on Thursday said at least 20,000 people will picket the Parliament building on June 15, the day lawmakers hold a vote on the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Government’s austerity plan.

The UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday (June 10th) convicted seven Bosnian Serbs charged with genocide or crimes against humanity, stemming from the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The tribunal found defendants Vujadin Popovic and Ljubisa Beara guilty of genocide in the Bosnian enclave and sentenced

US Brigadier General David Enyeart assumed command of NATO headquarters in Sarajevo on Wednesday (June 9th) from Brigadier General John Bullard. At the ceremony, Enyeart said that the Alliance will continue to support BiH’s Defence Ministry and armed forces. In his farewell speech, Bullard praised the country’s progress in reforming …