Eurasia News

A two-day international conference on constitutional changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) ended in Vienna on Saturday (April 17th), Bosnian media reported on Sunday. Participants agreed that the constitution should be amended in accordance with a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights

UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier says relations between the UN mission and Pristina have improved, though differences remain on some issues, including “the strategy in the north”, Zannier said on Sunday (April 18th). Government spokesperson

The Kosovo government is drafting a joint strategy with countries that have recognised Kosovo’s independence regarding actions Pristina should undertake after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules later this year on the legality of the 2008 independence declaration. “We expect, together with our international friends, to be more active …

The European Commission warned that there is no alternative for solving the Cyprus issue after nationalist Dervis Eroglu won the presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is recognized only by Ankara.

The Slovenian parliament ratified on Monday a border arbitration deal with Croatia vital for Zagreb’s EU membership bid, but the deal still faces a much tougher test at a June referendum in Slovenia.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, is set to visit Macedonia on Tuesday, April 20. Spain’s chief diplomat will meet with Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, President Djorge Ivanov, Prime Minister

NATO Military Committee Chairman Giampaolo di Paolo and Allied Joint Force Command Naples Commander Mark Fitzgerald will not be visitng Kosovo today. They were scheduled to meet with the KFOR commander, Gen. Markus Bentler, and chiefs of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), it was announced previously.

Moldovan Prime-minister mentioned that the candidates` list was completed and proposed for approval to countries where our diplomats will act in. “At present we are waiting for the necessary confirmation documents. Consequently, the ambassadors` list will be approved by government and submitted to interim president for signing by decree”, said …

“No one can doubt that Moldova’s official language is Romanian, because this fact is established by the Independence Declaration of Moldova, signed in 1991” – the statement belongs to Moldovan interim president, Mihai Ghimpu, 20 years after establishment of the first Moldovan parliament, elected in a democratic way. “20 years …

The Sunday election inside the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of the North Cyprus were won by the prime minister Dervish Eroglu, the leader of the National Unity. After processing 98,5% of the voting bulletins, Eroglu got 50,4% from the votes and his main opponent present president, Mehmet Ali Talat got 42,8%. …