Turkey is ready to extend support to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Turkey’s defense minister said in Baku yesterday. “We are ready to support, cooperate and join in production with Azerbaijan
Read More »Serbia will only benefit from Croatia’s EU entry, says Croatian President
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has said that Serbia could only benefit from Croatia’s EU accession. “Serbia can only benefit from the fact that Croatia will become a member of the European Union in a year and a half, since it
Read More »China and Moldova to increase bilateral relations
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday that China will expand pragmatic cooperation with Moldova in multiple fields. During a talk with Iurie Leanca, Moldova’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and european integration, Yang spoke highly of the achievements made thus far in bilateral relations.
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner praises Montenegro’s reforms
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has praised Montenegro for being an open and reliable partner, setting clear priorities and creating, what he termed, ‘an unbelievably inclusive framework for addressing the enlargement process challenges’.
Read More »Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, launch strategy for EU integration of the Western Balkans
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Greece sent a joint letter to EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule and regional policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Thursday proposing a strategy to speed up the integration of countries from the Western Balkans. The three main objectives of the ministers’ joint strategy are: …
Read More »KFOR takes control of illegal crossing road in Northern Kosovo
NATO peacekeeping troops and EULEX offcers have re-established traffic control on a makeshift bypass road erected near the Kosovo-Serbia border in Jarinje. In a joint operation conducted this morning, peacekeeping troops, known as KFOR, and EULEX officers, set up a vehicle check-point on the bypass road in Jarinje, for vehicles …
Read More »Next round of Pristina-Belgrade talks will not include Norhtern Kosovo
Northern Kosovo will not be discussed between representatives of the Serbian and Kosovo governments at the forthcoming round of EU-mediated talks, Edita Tahiri, Kosovo’s deputy prime minister, told reporters today. Speaking after a morning meeting with Robert Cooper, the EU’s dialogue facilitator, Tahiri expressed
Read More »Nabucco project could be delayed one year
The Nabucco gas pipeline, meant to wean Europe off of its dependency on Russian gas, could become operational a year later than planned, in 2018, stakeholder OMV said Tuesday. Gerhard Roiss, CEO of the Austrian oil and gas giant, told the Austria Press Agency the first gas deliveries to Europe …
Read More »US Vice President Joe Biden will visit Greece and Turkey in December
US Vice President Joe Biden will visit debt-riddled Greece and Turkey, a vital American ally in the Middle East, on a major overseas trip in early December, the White House said Monday. Washington has been issuing increasingly stark warnings on the extent to which the eurozone crisis, which risks being …
Read More »PACE co-rapporteurs visit Georgia
Kastriot Islami (Albania, SOC) and Michael Aastrup Jensen (Denmark, ALDE), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia, will make a fact-finding visit to Georgia on Oct. 11-14.
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