Romania has no territorial claims towards Bulgaria, according to Romanian Ambassador in Sofia, Anton Pacuretu. Pacuretu’s explanation came after the remarks of Romanian
Read More »Turks warn of stopping Cyprus negotiations after July 1
Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots are pushing to finish negotiations on Cypriot reunification by July 1 when Greek Cyprus is set to take over the EU Presidency amid growing speculation that the United Nations will propose continued talks after the date.
Read More »Serbian official urges more EU involvement on Kosovo
Oliver Ivanovic, State Secretary in the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo, has called on Brussels to rescue the EU-brokered deal on Kosovo’s representation at regional meetings and prevent both sides from walking out from such meetings.
Read More »Limaj released from detention
A Kosovo court has released ten former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, fighters in the Klecka Case, after the diaries of the deceased witness Agim Zogaj were ruled inadmissible. “The judges determined that the prosecution failed to
Read More »Turkish PM seeks to improve trade with Bulgaria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday voiced willingness to increase trade between Turkey and Bulgaria. “We do not consider that figure a sufficient one. And we will exert efforts to
Read More »Georgian FM discussed regional situation with UN Representative
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and UN Special Representative in Geneva talks Antti Turunen discussed today the situation in the Georgian separatist regions and cooperation within
Read More »Greece names new finance minister
Greece on Tuesday named the vice minister for finance Philippos Sachinidis to become the new finance minister. Sachinidis, who is 49, replaces Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos who stepped down on Monday after taking over the socialist Pasok party. Greece on March 12 completed a landmark exchange with private investors for …
Read More »Bulgaria and Romania to discuss Black Sea delimitation this year in Bucharest
Bulgaria and Romania have been holding talks about the delimitation of the Black Sea areas for more than 20 years, the spokesperson for the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced. The latest round (17th) was held in December 2011 in Sofia, with the next round
Read More »Seselj says Serbs only defended their territory in 90s conflict
On Tuesday, Seselj stated during his closing arguments that Serbs were not the aggressors, since they had only defended their land. “Serbs were not aggressors, and I did not encourage anyone to commit
Read More »Serbian FM will visit Brussels on Friday
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic will visit Brussels on Thursday and Friday. Within the sidelines of the visit Jeremic will take part in informal meeting of the EU and Western Balkans Foreign Ministers.
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