Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (February 1st) called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule amid mass protests in Cairo. “Mr. Mubarak, all of us will die and will be questioned over what we left behind,” Erdogan
Read More »Greece sends pro-Kurdish Turkish politicians to seek asylum in Cyprus
Authorities announced on Tuesday (February 1st) that they have flown a pro-Kurdish politician wanted in Turkey to Cyprus, where his asylum request should be processed. Mustafa Sarikaya, former
Read More »EU’s Lajcak to to mediate another round of political talks in Albania
Miroslav Lajcak, the EU’s special envoy mediating the political crisis in Albania, will lead another round of negotiations between the government and the opposition on Thursday (February 3rd). Lajcak will
Read More »Bosnia receives 92 million euros aid from EU
The European Union has approved 92 million euros for several projects of infrastructure development and fight against corruption in Bosnia. The aid was approved from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds, aimed at providing financial assistance to states who aspire to join the European Union or are already candidates …
Read More »Bulgaria says it is technically ready to join Schengen
Bulgaria is not as ill prepared and corrupt as people in Western Europe would like to paint it, was Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s message to the Austrian people after a meeting chancellor Werner Faymann. Asked by journalists when he expected Bulgaria’s
Read More »Montenegro starts public debate on EU suggestions
Montenegro has opened public debate on the Action Plan for addressing EU recommendations with discussion on the reform of public administration and the fight against organised crime and corruption. “This debate is organised in order to create the best possible document. Our goal isn’t just to have that piece of …
Read More »Bulgarian honorary consulate in Turkish city of Bursa closed down
Bulgarian government passed a decision to close down its honorary consulate in the Turkish city of Bursa and to dismiss honorary consul Hayati Korkmaz. Korkmaz’s activity is terminated over the compromising of its position of an honorary consul of Bulgaria to Turkey.
Read More »Macedonian President seeks Washington’s support for name dispute
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is on a visit to Washington since Tuesday. The president is expected to meet with US congressmen, whom he would ask for support in the name dispute with Greece. Yesterday Ivanov met with Senator John McCain.
Read More »Amnesty International urges EU to insist on Croatia over war crimes
Amnesty International urged European Union officials to insist that Croatian authorities prosecute all war crimes committed during the 1990s. The EU was also urged to consider AI’s concerns when deciding whether to close the chapter on the judiciary and fundamental rights in Croatia’s accession talks, Program
Read More »Jerzy Buzek: a compromise on Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen entry will be found
President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, has stated that a compromise solution will be found for Bulgaria and Romania’s entry to the Schengen zone in the next months. Buzek has stated that the two countries are obliged to fulfill the requirements for entering the Schengen zone.
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