Eurasia Press & News
Albanian Foreign Minister Edmond Panariti on Thursday urged Greece to scrap a World War Two-era law that has left Greece technically in a state of war with Albania.“The abolition of the war law, an old and absurd law, would push the relationship between the two countries to a new level,” …
Read More »Romania Dismisses British Fears of Influx
Romania’s Foreign Minister says British speculation about large numbers of Romanians heading to work in the UK next year has no basis in fact and is all about politics.Romania’s Foreign Minister, Titus Corlatean, on Thursday said that British talk of a possible mass influx of workers in 2014, after remaining …
Read More »Montenegro Due To Call Presidential Election
Facing a Sunday deadline, Ranko Krivokapic, speaker of Montenegro’s parliament, is expected to call elections for a new head of state on Friday.The mandate of President Filip Vujanovic expires in May and by law elections need to be called at least 120 days before the expiration of Vujanovic’s mandate, which …
Read More »Croatian President Urges Bosnian Refugees’ Return
Croatia’s leader Ivo Josipovic and Bosnia’s refugees minister Damir Ljubic both called for displaced Bosnians to go back to their pre-war homes.”I want everybody to go back to his home and integrate again into the society in which he lived before the war,” Josipovic said after meeting Ljubic in Zagreb …
Read More »Serbia Asks Hague to Re-Examine Gotovina Acquittal
Belgrade says the Hague Tribunal will examine whether it can re-open the case against two Croatian generals acquitted of war crimes.Serbia’s justice minister Nikola Selakovic said during a visit to The Hague on Thursday that Serge Brammertz, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, …
Read More »Romanians Among Islamist Hostages in Algeria
At least one Romanian is among the hostages kidnapped and feared killed by Islamic militants in southern Algeria.Romania’s Foreign Minister confirmed on Thursday that at least one Romanian citizen was among the 41 foreigners taken hostage at a British-Norwegian gas plant in Algeria in retaliation to French military intervention in …
Read More »Croatia, Serbia Urged to Drop Genocide Suits
Wednesday’s meeting between the Croatian and Serbian prime ministers raised hopes that counter-claims of genocide will be abandoned, a European Parliament rapporteur said.Zagreb and Belgrade should not ignore problems caused by their conflicts in the 1990s but try to solve them through dialogue, said the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Serbia, …
Read More »Greece, Macedonia Positive on EU ‘Name’ Initiative
Athens and Skopje have given a cautious welcome to a proposal from EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule to hold talks over the Macedonia ‘name’ dispute.“Greece is not opposed to meetings in principle, under the condition that there be good preparation and, mainly, that a substantial result be ensured,” said Greek …
Read More »Serbia President Slaps Down Kosovo’s UN Bid
Tomslav Nikolic says Serbia has no intention of allowing Kosovo to obtain a seat at the United Nations.Speaking on Wednesday, President Nikolic said that Serbia would not allow Kosovo to join UN and the issue would stay off the table at upcoming EU-led Belgrade-Pristina talks. “If it was acceptable, I …
Read More »Albanian Judge Injured in Acid Attack
Mirela Mishgjoni, a criminal judge in the city of Vlora, suffered injuries to her face after an unknown suspect sprinkled her with a medical acid compound on Tuesday.Mishgjoni was attacked as she left her apartment for work and has been recovering in Vlora’s regional hospital. Judges in the city of …
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