Eurasia

Members of the European Parliament adopted on Thursday with great majority a resolution on Serbia that recommends fixing a date for starting talks on Serbia’s EU membership. The MEPs also urged Belgrade to restrain from organizing elections in Kosovo.

Robert Cooper, the EU mediator in the Belgrade dialogue with Pristina commented the recent arrests in Kosovo by urging Belgrade and Pristina to act responsibly. He said that political problems must be solved through dialogue and not through arrests. “The European Union expects from both sides to fulfill the commitments they …

Georgian deputy foreign minister Sergi Kapanadze said that Russia took a more open position in talks held in Geneva over discussions on obligations not to use military force. The last round of the International Conference on the Georgian issue held by the UN, EU and OSCE took place in Geneva …

A delegation of 5 members from Sri Lanka visited Romania from 25 – 27 March 2012. Welcoming the delegation, Mr. Korodi (Chairman of the

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos declared on Friday that Greece could need a 3rd bailout package. This might happen if the austerity measures will not stabilize the economy and restore market confidence. “Greece will do everything possible to make a third adjustment program unnecessary. It cannot be excluded that some …

A new political party in Albania wants unification with Kosovo. The party was registered in Tirana recently and is called Red-Black Movement. The movement is expected to pass a strategy for unification of Albania and Kosovo in May. The party criticises Tirana’s policy towards Kosovo, saying that Prime Minister Sali …

For the first time Moldova is to organise a NATO week that will start on April 2. Foreign volunteers, representatives of the Moldovan authorities and members of the US embassy will attend the event. The event will present a photo exposition and discussion in the frames of the initiative are …

A delegation of 30 members from China led by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, is on a three-day visit to Skopje. Delegation also includes Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu, Minister

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule said that Serbia could start the EU accession talks this year. His declaration came in parallel to a vote for the resolution on Serbia at the European Parliament (EP). Fule said that 2011 was full of challenges for Serbia. According to him, the country …

on Thursday, the EU Commissioner Stefan Fule met in Brussels with Vladimir Filat, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. The two discussed bilateral relations. After the meeting, Fule said: ”I met today with Vlad Filat, to take stock of our bilateral relations. We discussed our joint objectives for …