Eurasia

Serbia’s new parliament will meet for its inaugural session on May 30 or 31. Tomislav Nikolic will be sworn in as the country’s new president on the same day. When the Serbian parliament meets on May 30 or 31, it will first verify the mandates of the newly elected MPs, …

President of Serbia talked recently about the possibility of recognizing the breakaway regions of Georgia. Georgian Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze said there are no reasons for concerns, that Serbia is a candidate country for EU membership, but the two countries share common aspirations towards EU. “There is no reason to worry, …

NATO called on parties of protracted regional conflicts in South Caucasus and the Republic of Moldova to avoid steps that undermine regional security and stability, a declaration of the North Atlantic Alliance, adopted following the Chicago Summit, says.

Skopje plans to start an intensive dialogue with Greece about the name issue, said Defense Minister Fatmir Besimi. “Greece is the first door Macedonia will knock

Serbia: the leader of the Democrats, Boris Tadic, announced that he is ready to take the prime minister’s post. He said that fighting unemployment and against corruption

Bulgaria, Turkey and Qatar agreed to build a 300-km highway on the Bulgarian territory which will connect the Danube River town of Ruse, with the southern town of Svilengrad. “As decided at the meeting of the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey, we

The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ratko Mladic will be examined on June 25 announced the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, ICTY. Mladic’s defence complained on May 14, two days

Barbara Prammer, President of the National Council of Austria., said that the name dispute between Athens and Skopje should not be related with the EU accession talks for Skopje. According to her, the high-level dialogue between Skopje and the EU allows the country to register progress on five goals until …

Tomislav Nikolic, the Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SDS), will resign from chairperson of the party. He promised to step down as head of the party if he will be elected as Serbian President. The Constitution of Serbian allows to the president to also be a member and leader …

Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak visited Belgrade on Thursday as an envoy of EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton. He met with Serbia’s Interior Minister and with newly elected president