Eurasia

IMF Review Mission In Bucharest Extends Stay

The International Monetary Fund has decided to prolong a review of Romania’s rescue deal by extending the visit of its mission to Bucharest by two days to May 9. “The fourth IMF review mission … will continue working with the Romanian authorities during the weekend May 8-9,” Tonny Lybek, IMF’s …

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Croatia unhappy with Jeremić address

Serbia’s foreign minister “took advantage” of a statement in which Croatian President Ivo Josipović “expressed regret” during his visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. This is according to the Croatian Foreign and European Integrations Ministry Spokesman Mario Dragun. Vuk Jeremić’s address on Wednesday in Ancona, Italy, to the Adriatic-Ionian Council, has caused reactions …

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Serbia wants both EU and Kosovo

Serbian President Boris Tadić says Serbia “definitely wants to become a member of the EU”, and that it will “never give up on protecting its integrity in Kosovo”. Those are the two key points of Serbia’s current and future policy, Tadić said at a ceremony in Požarevac this Thursday, marking …

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European Commissioner Fuele to visit Kosovo

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele will travel to Pristina and Mitrovica north today and tomorrow on his second official visit to Kosovo. Commissioner Fuele will meet with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Kosovo Minister of European Integration Besim Beqaj. He will also meet representatives of the international community in …

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Stefan Fule: Solution to name dispute between Skopje and Athens possible by end of June

Skopje and Athens might reach a compromising solution to the name dispute during the Spain’s EU presidency, said European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. He says Athens and Skopje should make further efforts to find a solution to the issue by the end of June.

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mladenov: Macedonia and Bulgaria to set good example at the Balkans

Macedonia’s response to Bulgaria’s initiative for signing the agreement on good neighborly relations is going in a direction, which will lead to finding an acceptable deal for the two countries. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki made the remarks yesterday, after meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Mladenov.

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