Bulgaria and China have signed an intergovernmental agreement on mutual exemption of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and service passports. The deal will allow Chinese
Read More »Seselj’s trial close to end
The closing arguments for both the defence and the prosecution in the case of Vojislav Seselj will begin on Monday and last until March 15. “It is expected that the prosecution will complete its
Read More »New EU ambassador to Skopje hands letter of credence to President
The EU’s new ambassador to Macedonia Aivo Orav has handed over his letter of credence to Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, taking up the post of a head of the EU’s delegation in Macedonia. Having met with Ivanov, Orav said that “Macedonia belongs to Europe and this will be my goal.”
Read More »Serbian President praised Bulgaria for EU support
Serbian President Boris Tadic had a phone conversation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in which he thanked for latter’s principle position of support to the decision of the European Council for giving Serbia a status of EU member state candidate.
Read More »Date for Serbian accession talks depends on Kosovo
Serbia’s next EU goal – obtaining a start date for accession talks – depends on further progress in talks with Kosovo, Enlargement Commissioner says . After the country became an EU candidate last Thursday, President Boris
Read More »Turkey appointed a new ambassador to Moldova
On 2 March, Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat met Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Mehmet Selim Kartal. The prime minister welcomed the new ambassador to Moldova, accredited
Read More »Turkey considers annexing north Cyprus
Turkey would consider annexing northern Cyprus, which is technically EU territory, if talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots fail to reach a deal on reunification of the island, Turkey’s European Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış told a Turkish Cypriot newspaper.
Read More »Klecka’s war crime case to resume on Monday
Behlul Limaj, one of the defendants in the Klecka Case, was taken ill during the court session on Thursday and sent to hospital. The trial should resume on Monday. The trial of ten former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, fighters for war crimes
Read More »Stefan Fule: accession date for Serbia after agreement with Pristina
The EC will recommend a date for the start of Serbia’s accession talks “as soon as it reaches agreements with Priština on energy and telecommunications”. This was heard from EU Enlargement
Read More »EULEX vehicles blocked in Northern Kosovo by Serbs
A convoy of EULEX vehicles with cisterns and customs booths was stopped at about 11:00 CET in the village of Banov Do near Zvečan, in northern Kosovo. “The vehicles were stopped on a section of the
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