Six-member PACE delegation, led by Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), will arrive in Bulgaria on a two-day mission to assess the electoral framework and campaign prior to the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 May.
Read More »UN Secretary General to attend meeting on war crimes tribunals
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has confirmed his participation in a public debate on the operation of the international criminal tribunals. The debate is due to take place in the UN General Assembly on April 10.
Read More »Serbia to analyze and decide EU’s offer until April 9
Belgrade has five days left to decide whether it will accept Brussels’ offer on Kosovo. Top officials say that a decision will have to be made by April 9. “At this point I cannot say what our response will be because top state
Read More »Catherine Ashton visits Turkey
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, visits Turkey today. In Ankara she will meet Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Davutoglu for
Read More »Croatia adds visas for non-EU states
As of Monday, Croatia has applied the standard rather than the light visa regime toward tourists from non-EU countries. The country was required to align its visa system
Read More »Albanian and Jordanian FMs stress the urgency for a political solution to Syria
Jordanian and Albanian foreign ministers on Tuesday stressed the urgency for a political solution to Syria, which preserves the unity of the country. At a meeting in Amman, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh
Read More »Next week is crucial for Macedonia’s European path, says Stefan Fule
Macedonia has one week to present its progress in terms of the European integration, so as European Commissioner Stefan Fule to work out a positive report for the country, which will not bury down country’s hopes for being given a date to launch the EU accession talks.
Read More »Catherine Ashton: differences between Belgrade and Pristina are small but deep
Differences between Belgrade and Pristina are small but deep. This is what High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, said after the 12-hour negotiations between the two countries in Brussels.
Read More »U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to visit Turkey by the end of the week
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit Turkey in the end of the week. “The date is not clear yet but possibly Mr. Kerry will arrive in
Read More »IMF will provide one billion euros to Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide approximately one billion euros to the 10-billion-euro rescue plan for cash-strapped Cyprus, managing director Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday.
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