UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on leaders of the divided island of Cyprus to overcome their differences by October with a view to ending the conflict which obstructs Turkey’s admission into the European Union (EU). Ban met Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroğlu in Geneva. …
Read More »Hungary pushes for Serbia’s EU candidate status
Hungary has sent a memorandum to European Union member states calling for a sustained policy of admitting Western Balkan countries as members. On July 6, Hungary also urged the EU to grant candidate status to Serbia and set a date for negotiating its EU membership by the end of this …
Read More »Ukrainian FM says there are no border problems with Moldova
There is no issue around Palanca, there are only agreements reached years ago within the decisions regarding the border regime. What happened recently is only the technical enforcement of these
Read More »Dick Marty to visit Serbia
Council of Europe (CoE) Rapporteur Dick Marty will attend a debate on an OSCE resolution on combat against illicit trade in human organs, submitted by Serbia. The debate will take place on Saturday in Belgrade as part of the ongoing OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Annual Session. OSCE PA Permanent Committee …
Read More »Israeli PM Netanyahu visits Bulgaria
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives on Thursday in Bulgaria, the first visit of an Israeli prime minister to the country for the last two decades. The Israeli delegation will include ministers of finance, telecommunications, construction and civil defense.
Read More »EU to support Moldova with reforms, if the country wants that
The president of the European Union is on a one-day visit to Moldova. He urged the country to reform its justice system and fight corruption. Herman van Rompuy said Wednesday that the EU will give Moldova euro50 million ($70 million) to
Read More »Serbian PM says that dialogue with Priština is a way to durable peace
Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković said the first agreements reached in the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština “would benefit
Read More »Inzko says that Serbian President visit to Sarajevo is another positive step
The visit of Serbian President Boris Tadić to Sarajevo is yet another positive step on the Western Balkans’ long road to post-war recovery and reconciliation. This is according to High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia Valentin Inzko.
Read More »Moldova’s progress discussed in Germany
“Republic of Moldova: Between European Integration and Political Crisis” was the name of the roundtable conference organized in Berlin by the German-Moldovan Forum and the European Academy at Berlin, with support rendered by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
Read More »Serbia supports Bosnia’s integrity
Serbian President Boris Tadić stated in Sarajevo on Wednesday that Serbia wanted the closest possible relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added that the country was ready to resolve all the remaining open issues between the two countries.
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