Eurasia Press & News
The government wants the questionnaire on trade with EU countries to be sent to the bloc no later than April 7th, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci told a cabinet meeting Monday (March 22nd). Thaci added that the questionnaire from the EC is significant, as it includes many elements of the Stabilisation …
Read More »BiH detains war crimes suspect
Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested a former Bosnian Muslim commander Monday (March 22nd) for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war during the 1992-1995 conflict. Hasan Hakalovic, 63, commanded a unit operating in the village of Trusina and allegedly failed to punish …
Read More »Greek Cypriot archbishop visits Turkish-run north
Greek Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos II arrived in the Turkish dominated northern part of Cyprus on Monday (March 22nd), the first such visit since 1974, when the island was separated into Turkish-dominated north and Greek-dominated south. Chrysostomos II is trying to gain support for the restoration of an ancient monastery
Read More »Bulgaria- SJC describes EC interim report as objective
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) describes the European Commission’s interim report on Bulgaria’s progress in the cooperation and verification mechanism as objective, realistic and proper, the SJC press center announced. SJC’s practice to monitor the high-profile cases is assessed positively. The Council is certain that more insistent measures and recommendations …
Read More »Guvernul de la Kiev protejeaza minoritatea rusa. Romanii raman pe dinafara
Romanii din Ucraina raman in afara preocuparii Guvernului de la Kiev care promite imbunatatirea educatiei in limba rusa, lasand deoparte scolile romanesti din Bucovina de Nord. Ministrul ucrainean al Educatiei, Dmitrii Tabachnik (foto) a anuntat ca va incepe o serie de reforme in invatamant. Printre aceste reforme se numara si …
Read More »Swedish Foreign Minister: EU conference in Sarajevo must succeed
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU must secure attendances of all countries of the Western Balkans at the Sarajevo conference in June and bring concrete results. The Western Balkan conference in Slovenia showed that the region is capable to undertake initiative, FM Bildt told Deutsche Welle, pointing out …
Read More »Kosovo Reports on Trade Relations with the EU
Kosovo’s government has created an inter-ministerial council to complete a questionnaire on trade relations with the EU. The council is led by the minister of trade and industry, Lutfi Zharku. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci asked the members of the council on Monday to have the answers ready by April …
Read More »European Commission interim report calls for more from Bulgaria, Romania
The European Commission in its interim report released today criticized Bulgaria and Romania for certain weaknesses which remain in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption, while noting that progress had been made in certain fields.
Read More »Slovenian Top Court approves Croatia border deal
Slovenia’s Constitutional Court gave a green light on Tuesday to a border arbitration agreement with Croatia, helping remove a major obstacle in Zagreb’s European Union accession talks.
Read More »EC Interim Report about Bulgaria, Romania to be issued today
The European Commission’s interim report in connection with mechanisms for collaboration and control of internal affairs and justice systems in Bulgaria and Romania will be issued today, a spokesman officially announced.
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