The opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) believes Serbia should immediately stop talks related to its EU candidacy bid, and turn to the country’s traditional allies. High-ranking SRS official Vjerica Radeta told a news conference in Belgrade today that NATO was sending forces to help the Kosovo Albanian authorities take control of …
Read More »Kosovo won’t accept agreement, government says
Kosovo government has announced that the agreement reached by KFOR Commander Erhard Buhler and Serbian government representatives is unfeasible. The Kosovo authorities also added that embargo on Serbian goods would remain in effect. Serbian representatives and the KFOR commander reached an agreement on Wednesday, according to which KFOR will keep …
Read More »Serbian government’s aid arrives in Kosovo
The aid consists of 20 tons of sugar and cooking oil, 30 tons of T-500 flour and five tons of powdered milk. The total value of the goods is RSD 8.49mn. The Serbian government decided on Monday to send 75 tons of foodstuffs from the Commodity Reserves Directorate to the …
Read More »Romanian Ambassador Traian Hristea appointed as head of EU Delegation to Armenia
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, announced today her intention to appoint 25 new Heads of the European Union Delegations around the world.
Read More »Kazakh FM visits Turkey
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov has signed two deals with Turkish officials to further improve diplomatic relations and strengthen cultural ties
Read More »Macedonia may hold talks with both Greece, EU – president
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that the European leaders should convince Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou that Greece would not lose anything if Macedonia and the EU start the accession talks. In Ivanov’s words, some EU member states back Macedonia’s position that the country could hold parallel talks the EU …
Read More »Serbia: Pristina wants to cease dialog
Kosovo authorities plan to cease the dialog with Serbia and blame Belgrade for it, said Milivoje Mihajlovic, director of the press office of the Serbian government.
Read More »Edita Tahiri: Serbia-Kosovo dialog toe continue in early Septemeber
Dialog between Serbia and Kosovo will continue, said Kosovar Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Negotiator with Serbia Edita Tahiri. “We are scheduled to meet in the beginning of September. And we will continue to discuss, and maybe agree on several issues. The first is custom stamps. By agreeing on custom …
Read More »Cyprus coalition falls, deepening political crisis
Centre-right Cypriot party Diko abandoned its coalition partnership with communist President Demetris Christofias on Wednesday, saying talks had collapsed over measures to address the country’s economic and political woes.
Read More »Upcoming days important for Serbia’s EU integration
The decision Belgrade will make in the coming days will greatly affect Serbia’s EU integration, said U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman.
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