Members of the Schengen evaluation group are to decide on Friday if they are going to pass the technical reports for Romania and Bulgaria. On January 14, at the request of the French representative, group members gave some extra time for examination of the
Read More »NATO Advisory Council in Skopje has a new chief
Colonel Yordan Yordanov from the Bulgarian army is the new Head of NATO Advisory Council in Skopje. He will replace Slovenian Brigadier General David Humar. General Humar had a farewell meeting with Defence Minister Zoran Konjanovski yesterday.
Read More »PACE president to visit Moldova in February
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu is set to visit Moldova in February. The PACE President will be accompanied by the Heads of several Assembly groups. Mevlut Cavusoglu showed interest to the situation around constitutional crisis in Moldova, and voiced hope the Moldovan legislature …
Read More »Turkish State Minister visits Bosnia
Turkish State Minister Selma Aliye Kavaf visited the Yunus Emre Turkish Culture Center in Bosnian capital city of Sarajevo on Thursday. The Center’s Director General Aida Ozturk presented information
Read More »Croatia won’t withdraw the ambassador to Serbia
Croatia’s foreign minister has said that the withdrawal of the country’s ambassador to Belgrade would not help a veteran wanted by Serbia on war crimes charges. Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic was commenting on a statement made on Thursday by the head of the Croatian disabled war
Read More »Montenegro hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from the region
Montenegro will host a meeting of foreign ministers from the region in the coastal town of Budva on Friday. The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the
Read More »EU’s Lajcak says Albania should listen to Brussels recommendations
EU mediator Miroslav Lajcak made it clear on Wednesday (January 26th) that Albania’s European future depends on the will of its leaders and their readiness to apply recommendations from Brussels. After meeting
Read More »EULEX says organ trafficking allegations won’t be investigated without evidence
No investigation will be launched against anyone mentioned in Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report unless evidence is available, EU officials in Brussels said on Wednesday (January 26th), referring to organ
Read More »UN sees progress in talks to reunify Cyprus
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday (January 26th) there is progress in talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. “It is clear that the two leaders
Read More »Bosnia: Tihomir Purda’s appeal against the extension of his detention was rejected
The Court of BiH turned down on Wednesday (January 26th) Croatian war veteran Tihomir Purda’s appeal against the extension of his detention. Dismissing the appeal as groundless, the court upheld an
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