Eurasia Press & News
European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Croatia Hannes Swoboda on Wednesday (June 9th) urged EU officials to ease the requirements for Croatia’s accession negotiations on the judiciary and competition chapters. The opening of talks on both chapters is still pending. Swoboda was speaking to journalists in Brussels after
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges stronger ties between Greek, Turkish Cypriots
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday (June 9th) urged Turkish and Greek Cypriots to establish social, economic, cultural, sports and other ties, stressing such steps could play a crucial role in efforts to reunify the divided island. “Such contacts would nurture a sentiment of trust between the communities and help …
Read More »EC urges Kosovo to implement concrete reforms
The next European Commission (EC) Progress Report on Kosovo could be more favourable if concrete achievements are made, EC official Domenica Bumma noted on Wednesday (June 9th). Speaking at the fifth Ministerial Council for European Integration, Bumma made clear that the 2010 Progress Report — expected in October — will …
Read More »Serbian President meets with Macedonian President
Serbian President Boris Tadić and his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov said that increasing the speed of the region’s European integration is a priority. They also said that this is a key condition for long-term stability and peace in the region.
Read More »NATO ministers to discuss Kosovo mission
Foreign ministers of NATO member states will discuss reduction of the mission in Kosovo and Metohija in Brussels today. They will discuss the possibility of reducing the number of KFOR troops in Kosovo from the current 10,000 to 5,000. The first step in transforming KFOR into a smaller and more …
Read More »Moldova’s acting President visits Cyprus
Moldova’s acting President Mihai Ghimpu will take part in the European Conference of Heads of Parliament that will take place in the Cyprian town of Limassol during June 10-12.
Read More »European Court of Human Rights president to visit Macedonia
The President of the European Court for Human Rights Jean-Paul Costa will visit Macedonia today. President Costa will make an address to the regional conference of constitutional judges on the theme “Independence of Constitutional Judges”, to be held in the city of Ohrid on June 10-13. The President of the …
Read More »Verdicts for Srebrenica genocide set for Thursday
The war crimes tribunal in The Hague today is set to deliver the verdicts for seven Bosnain Serb officers, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in Srebrenica in 1995. The defendants, indicted for genocide of more than 7,000 Muslim prisoners in Srebrenica in July 1995 include Vijadin Popovic, Ljubisa …
Read More »Slovenian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo
Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar will pay official visit to Kosovo on Wednesday. Zbogar is slated to meet his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hiseni. The two ministers will discuss the two countries relations as well as the current security situation in Kosovo and the region.
Read More »US Deputy Secretary of State: Macedonia should focus on NATO and EU
Macedonian leadership should focus on the reward and that’s a solid future within NATO and EU, US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg told Voice of America. Commenting the name dispute with Greece, Steinberg said the United States would fully support courageous decision-making by the Macedonian leadership.
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