The authorities in Transnistria say they received no related complaints and that the situation is under control. The situation of the persons held at the remand center of the Tiraspol police station, who went on hunger strike last weekend, remained unchanged. Representatives of the OSCE Mission paid a visit to …
Read More »Shoigu announces “new security system”
Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu says that Serbia, as a part of Europe, will be part of a common European security concept. He refused to get into details regarding the concept after his meeting with Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić, and advised journalists to them to ask Russian President …
Read More »Moldova – Ministers may remain parliamentarians for six months
Deputy ministers shall be leaving together with their bosses. Cabinet members shall be eligible to combine their positions of a minister and a member of parliament for up to 6 months, as per the amendments to the Law on the Government that were adopted by the Moldovan Parliament today.
Read More »Brammertz discusses Karadžić case
Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says he expects former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s trial to last “between two and a half and three years”. “We want a trial that will reflect a majority of the committed crimes, which gives space for victims to tell their stories and for that …
Read More »Bucharest authorities welcome the conclusion of Convention on small trafficking at the borders between Romania and Republic of Moldova
The Convention establishes the right of Moldovan citizens, that live along the Moldo-Romanian borders, to have access to Romania on the basis of some special permits. On Tuesday, the Convention on small traffic at the borders between Romania and Republic of Moldova was concluded in Chisinau, after the parties had …
Read More »Davutoğlu briefs Parliament on Armenia protocols
The Turkish government on Wednesday submitted the recently signed protocols on establishing diplomatic ties with Armenia to Parliament for ratification. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu briefed Parliament on Wednesday afternoon on the protocols signed on Oct. 10 with Armenia, which among other things foresee opening the borders between the two …
Read More »Powell calls Turkey’s Kurdish move ‘great step forward’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell reiterated his support for the Turkish government’s Kurdish initiative during a speech at the “Mothers against Terrorism” conference in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon. While discussing the fight against terrorism he made positive remarks about the “democratic opening” in Turkey, calling it a “great …
Read More »Macedonia, Bulgaria need to step up cooperation on Corridor 8
Macedonia and Bulgaria need to step up the cooperation in the construction of Corridor 8 given its significance as regional corridor, the two countries’ officials said. According to Macedonian Parliament’s press service, Macedonian parliament president Trajko Veljanovski and his Bulgarian counterpart Cecka Cacheva met on the
Read More »Albanian Constitutional Court to review maritime border agreement with Greece
Albanian Parliament postponed the ratification of the Albanian-Greek Maritime Border Agreement after the opposition parties lodged an initiative for reviewing of the document at the Constitutional Court.
Read More »Negotiations on Bosnia’s future due to resume today
The negotiations among the Bosnia-Herzegovina’s political leaders under joint mediation of the US diplomats and EU representatives have been put on halt Tuesday. After Tuesday’s talks, the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that they produced no significant results. “For us, the proposed package of measures is unacceptable …
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