By adopting the Srebrenica declaration, Serbia has shown its “European face”, says High International Representative in Bosnia Valentin Inzko. “The adoption of this document has a key importance for the process of reconciliation in the whole region. This is a very important step for Serbia, a hard one, but necessary,” …
Read More »EU commissioner on integrations and Kosovo
“EU integrations and Kosovo are separate issues, but bilateral matters should be solved in parallel with the EU integrations process,” says Stefan Fuele. The EU enlargement commissioner said that any country intent on joining the EU must “demonstrate that it has good relations with its neighbors, based on cooperation, tolerance, …
Read More »ICO’s Feith opposes Belgrade elections in northern Kosovo
International Civilian Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith opposes Belgrade’s plan to organise elections in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo. In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Wednesday (March 31st), Feith said the ICO would only recognise the results of elections organised by Pristina. He added that opening an EU office in Serb-dominated …
Read More »Barack Obama se intalneste cu Traian Basescu la Praga
Presedintele american se va intalni la Praga cu liderii din mai multe tari din Europa Centrala, in cadrul ceremoniei de semnare a noului acord START, programata pentru data de 8 aprilie, informeaza agentia CTK, citata de Mediafax. Liderul de la Casa Alba va avea o intrevedere cu presedintele Romaniei si …
Read More »Moldova- Republic’s Day becomes again Independence Day
Moldova’s Government Thursday approved modifications to article 111 of the Labor Code, replacing the phrase “August 27 – the Republic’s Day” with “August 27 – the Republic’s Independence Day”. According to Moldova’s Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family Valentina Buliga, this way the holiday will regain its true historical …
Read More »Muslim leader rejects Srebrenica declaration
Islamic Community in Serbia Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlić has rejected the Srebrenica declaration adopted by parliament as “inadequate, useless and disparaging”. “On behalf of Bosniaks (Muslims) and all humane people I reject the declaration condemning the crime in Srebrenica which was adopted by the Serbian parliament,” Zukorlić declared in Novi …
Read More »Bulgaria and Turkey consider joint gas terminal project
Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traycho Traykov and his Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz have discussed a possible joint project for a liquefied gas terminal. The port will have a 6 billion cub.m. capacity and will be located on the Turkish coast.
Read More »Brammertz on arrests of Hague fugitives
Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says that report on Serbia’s cooperation will be finished in the second half of May. However, he stated that at this point, he did not know what the assessment would be. “The fact that the previous report was positive does not mean that the next …
Read More »Romanian FM: Romania homes to restore its relations with Russia
‘Romania would like to emerge from the brief list of unresolved issues with Russia that have been paralyzing Romanian-Russian relations and resume cooperation on all levels,’ Romania’s Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said.
Read More »Russian First Deputy Prime Minister: Russia welcomes Moldova’s aspirations for European integration
Russia welcomes Moldova’s plans to join the European Union and maintain good relations with the CIS member states, said Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, who met with Premier Vlad Filat and Acting President Mihai Ghimpu in Chisinau on March 31.
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