Speaking after a meeting with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov emphasized the importance of Kosovo for the EU
Read More »Georgia conflict will be on CE agenda, says Secretary General
The conflict in Georgia has always been on the agenda of the Council of Europe (CE) ministerial meeting, the organisation’s Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said at a meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister Maia
Read More »IMF agrees first batch of bailout for Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved the first batch of its share of the global bailout loan to cash-strapped Cyprus.
Read More »Bulgarian president to discuss with 4 parties on forming new government
Bulgaria’s president said he will start talks with the four parties represented in the new legislature following last weekend’s election. President Rosen Plevneliev said he will announce when parliament will convene after
Read More »Serbia to sign agreement with Russia
Serbian and Russian Presidents Tomislav Nikolić and Vladimir Putin will sign an agreement on strategic partnership in Sochi on May 24. The agreement will additionall
Read More »Balkans summit kicks off in Turkey
Turkish President Abdullah Gul hosts President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic and Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) presidency members Bakir Izetbegovic (Bosniak), Nebojsa Radmanovic (Serbian), and Zeljko Komsic (Croatian) at the historical summit on May 14-15 in Turkish capital Ankara, which has significant importance as political relations between BiH and Serbia are in …
Read More »OSCE PA to discuss conflicts in Caucasus and Moldova
The 22nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from June 29 to July 3. Nagorno Karabakh settlement will be discussed by the Committee on Political Affairs and Security. The issue will also be included
Read More »EU to provide 520 million euro aid to Mali
The European Union (EU) pledged 520 million euros in aid for Mali on Tuesday on the eve of an international donors conference hosted in Brussels. “I am announcing that the EU will pledge 520 million euros for 2013 and 2014 at the
Read More »Greek PM to visit Azerbaijan
Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras will pay a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on May 19. The main topic of talks with the Azerbaijani government will be ensuring security of the TAP pipeline deal.
Read More »EU could reveal interpretation of the Brussels deal on Kosovo
It is possible that the EU will give its interpretation of the Brussels deal, says chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun. Serbia’s political parties have divided opinions on this possible additional arbitration.
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