EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule said that Serbia could start the EU accession talks this year. His declaration came in parallel to a vote for the resolution on Serbia at the European Parliament (EP). Fule said that 2011 was full of challenges for Serbia. According to him, the country …
Read More »Stefan Fule meets Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova
on Thursday, the EU Commissioner Stefan Fule met in Brussels with Vladimir Filat, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. The two discussed bilateral relations. After the meeting, Fule said: ”I met today with Vlad Filat, to take stock of our bilateral relations. We discussed our joint objectives for …
Read More »Bulgaria decides to terminate Belene project
Bulgaria has decided to terminate the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant, a project that was started in 1981. The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that the government will end the deal with Russia for the construction of the project because it was “unfeasible” and too expensive. The …
Read More »EP to vote resolution on Serbia
On Thursday, The European Parliament will vote on a new resolution on Serbia. This resolution praises Serbia’s reforms and efforts and it says that the EU accession talks should be opened as soon as possible. “I believe Serbia is ready for accession talks. Negotiations should
Read More »Serbia sent a request to Hague for Seselj temporary release on bail
The Serbian government has sent a request to the Hague Tribunal for temporary releasing Vojislav Seselj’s on bail. Rasim Ljajic, Head of the Serbian council for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, has addressed a letter to the Hague Tribunal, in which Ljajic assures that his country is willing to consider …
Read More »German MEP asks Greece to seek for compromise on ‘Macedonia’
A German MEP, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-chairperson of the Green-EFA Group, says Athens and Skopje must seek to solve the name issue as soon as possible. He said during a conference in Athens that Greece must find a compromise with its neighbouring country. He commented: “Macedonia is Macedonia. You may call it North, …
Read More »Bulgarian Agriculture minister meets Romanian counterpart in Ruse
Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov will meet with his Romanian counterpart Stelian Fuia in Ruse, a Bulgarian town. The Romanian and Bulgarian ministers will make a common statement after their meeting.
Read More »Greek socialists want to postpone early parliamentary elections
Greek socialists want to postpone the early parliamentary elections because of the NATO summit in Chicago, where Skopje’s accession in the Alliance will be one of the topics of the agenda. PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said that the elections, which are set for May , should be postponed to June, …
Read More »EP to discuss resolutions on Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro
European Parliament (EP) MPs will discuss on Wednesday resolutions on Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The resolutions (already been adopted as drafts by the EP Foreign Affairs Committee), are built using reports sent by rapporteurs to Committee members who made some amendments. The EU praised Belgrade for the efforts to speed …
Read More »19th round of Russia-Georgia talks begun in Geneva
The 19th round of talks between Georgia and Russia will be held in Geneva on March 28-29. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said his side will have on the agenda topics
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