Eurasia News

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that early elections will be held on May 12, while demonstrators who caused the fall of the government said they would keep protesting.Plevneliev on Tuesday announced when the polls would be held and said that the earliest possible date for dissolving parliament and appointing a …

Western Balkan ministers have adopted a regional strategy to handle the furor over toxin levels in milk, which have rattled consumers in several countries.Following a meeting on Tuesday in Belgrade, agriculture ministers of Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Bosnia agreed a regional strategy to ensure better quality controls of milk. The …

The defeat of the pro-EU government in Moldova in a no-confidence vote is causing concern in neighbouring Romania.Moldova’s government was ousted on Tuesday following a no-confidence vote against the cabinet of Prime Minister Vlad Filat, with 54 lawmakers supporting the move. The charge was led by the opposition Communists on …

Albanian minsters say Kosovo is making use of consumer worries about levels of aflatoxin in milk to damage the commercial interest of Albanian dairies.Albania has accused Kosovo of unfair trade practices after authorities in Kosovo ordered the removal from the market of milk produced by two Albanian dairies, Primalat and …

General Momcilo Perisic, acquitted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal last week, could now be prosecuted for spying for the United States after he returned to Serbia.Perisic’s trial for passing state secrets to US will be scheduled as soon as the Hague Tribunal officially confirms he was acquitted of …

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has left for Greece. During the visit, he will participate in a meeting of the ruling group of the European People’s Party and

Bulgaria will preserve its fiscal stability in the next two years even after street protests brought down the Borisov Cabinet, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev stated on Wednesday. “In the next 1-2 years Bulgaria will not deviate in any way from its fiscal deficit. Nor

Romania and Bulgaria’s hopes of joining Europe’s huge passport-free zone were again dashed on Wednesday as EU officials said there was no consensus on letting in the poor eastern states. “There will be no vote, and no decision” at talks on their bid to join due to be held Thursday …

Turkey and Greece are determined to resolve and “bury” longstanding disputes over the island of Cyprus, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Greece has “a strong will for a solution” and wants to talk about ways to achieve important results for the stability, peace and security of the region,” …

Deputy PM Vucic says the ruling Serbian Progressive Party will propose a cabinet reshuffle based on an assessment of the work of all government ministers – and some will have to go.Aleksandar Vucic, the deputy Prime Minister and leader of ruling Progressive Party, said his party will assess the work …