Eurasia Press & News
The Turkish embassy in Bosnia said on Friday that the Istanbul-based tourist agency that promoted “abortion tourism” in Sarajevo had its licence revoked.The Office of the Counsellor for Cultural Affairs of the Turkish embassy in Bosnia issued a statement saying that the Barracuda Tours has been closed by the authorities …
Read More »Serbia, Iraq Pledge to Boost Economic Ties
Iraqi Ambassador in Belgrade has called on Serbian companies to take part in the Iraq renewal.Abdul Sada, Iraqi Ambassador to Serbia, told Nebojsa Stefanovic, Serbian Parliamentary Speaker, on Friday that Serbian companies have a certain advantage over other companies when it comes to the reconstruction of Iraq.
Read More »Radmanovic Urges Bosnian FM to Resign
Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serb member of the Bosnian tripartite Presidency, has urged the country’s Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, to resign over Bosnia’s UN vote on Syria.Day after his party boss and the president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, Milorad Dodik, had said that all political agreements between the ruling six parties …
Read More »Survey: Bosnian Croats Would Try Their Luck in EU
Almost 70,000 Bosnian Croats who hold the Croatian passport are likely to leave Bosnia to look for work in the EU once Croatia becomes the union member, says a survey.The NGO “Croatia Libertas” in Bosnia and Herzegovina has conducted a survey asking its Bosnian Croat citizens: “Will you look for …
Read More »Bulgaria Refuses to Investigate PM Borisov’s Past
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office has refused to investigate Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov over the reports that his past is connected with criminal activity based on secret US diplomatic cables published on WikiLeaks.A brief note by Prosecutor Krasimir Kozhuharov from the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Sofia has confirmed an initial refusal …
Read More »Serbia Helps Fight Fires in Greece
Serbia has sent 40 firefighters to help their colleagues extinguish a fire which broke out near the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Hilandar.Scorching summer heat and high winds caused blazes on the Greek Mount Athos in northern Greece on Thursday. The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of …
Read More »UK Envoy to Bulgaria Lauds Borisov-Cameron Talks
The British Ambassador in Sofia, Jonathan Allen, has officially expressed Wednesday his deep satisfaction from the successful talks between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and UK counterpart, David Cameron. Allen says the meeting will have an exceptionally beneficial influence on bilateral relations.
Read More »NGO Recalls Croatian Airforce War Crime
Croatian human rights NGO has called for the prosecution of those responsible for the aerial bombings of Serb civilians on August 7, 1995.Documenta, a Zagreb based human rights NGO, issued a press release on Tuesday recalling that nine civilians died in the bombing on the last day of the Operation …
Read More »Albania to Offer Medical Aid to Syrian Refugees
Prime Minister Sali Berisha asked his cabinet on Wednesday to send medical staff to Turkey and Jordan in order to help refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war.“We should help these refugees and send our doctors, nurses, surgeons or even a field hospital as an offer of our solidarity,” Berisha said.
Read More »Bosnian Serb Leader Calls for FM’s Resignation
Bosnia’s Serb leader has called for the resignation of the Foreign Minister over the country’s vote on the UN resolution on Syria.The President of Republika Srpska, the Serb-lead entity in Bosnia, Milorad Dodik, said that the country’s Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, should leave the office accusing him of breaking the …
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