The Bulgarian government ratified yesterday an economic cooperation agreement with Turkey. The agreement would boost commercial, economic, technical and technological
Read More »RS President to call for referendum on NATO if Bosnia membership becomes imminent
Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, on Monday said if NATO membership for Bosnia becomes imminent, he will call a referendum in the entity to see if Serbs want to join the alliance.
Read More »Italy backs Bulgaria’s Schengen entry
Bulgaria has registered a significant progress and should really enter the Schengen Agreement, according to Margherita Boniver, chair of the Italian parliamentary committee on Schengen and immigration issues. “As you know, Italy has never had any objections
Read More »Bulgaria to open cultural centre in Istanbul, while the Turkey in Sofia
Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved a draft bill on intergovernmental memorandum of Bulgaria and Turkey for the opening of cultural centres of the two countries. Under the document, the Bulgarian cultural centre will be opened in Istanbul, while the Turkish – in Sofia. The cultural centres will have a status …
Read More »UN mediator Matthew Nimetz proposes the name “Upper Macedonia”
UN mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, is ready with a new proposal envisaging the name issue to be solved at different stages. Nimetz’s new proposal envisages for Macedonia to
Read More »Bulgaria moves closer to Schengen
Bulgaria is now just one positive Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report away from its phased-in Schengen entry, according to Dutch Ambassador to the country Karel Van Kesteren. The Netherlands had already stated that it
Read More »Serbian President meets CoE Secretary General
Serbian President Boris Tadić met on Monday in Belgrade with Council of Europe (coE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland. They agreed that now that Serbia has been made
Read More »Hague Tribunal orders new medical control for Šešelj
The Hague court issued an order for the Secretariat to appoint the committee consisting of three doctors and file a report on the defendant’s aptitude to be placed in detention having in mind his health. At the same time, the court called on Šešelj to cooperate and show good will …
Read More »Bulgarian government proposes parliament to ratify Nabucco project
The Bulgarian cabinet approved an agreement between Nabucco Gas Pipeline Bulgaria EOOD and Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH (NIC) on Tuesday for the further implementation of the gas pipeline project. The agreement between Nabucco consortium
Read More »Serbia will not hold elections in Kosovo
Serbia’s government has decided to exclude its former province of Kosovo from the next elections. “The EU course has prevailed,” a cabinet source said, referring
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