Eurasia

The EU membership requirements are one package. Croatia is doing what Bulgaria did, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said at a joint press conference with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic. He was asked about the rate of political lobbying for Croatia’s EU membership.

Greece’s government has not given up on its plans to erect a fence along the country’s border with Turkey in order to counter the influx of illegal immigrants, Christos Papoutsis, the Greek Minister for Citizen Protection said. The respective procedures for the realization of the project will soon be launched, …

US Vice President Joe Biden sided firmly on 11 March with Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat and his reform plan. He called for the resumption of negotiations with secessionists seeking to break part of Moldova away and align with Russia.

Georgia’s deputy foreign minister dismissed on Monday Russian media rumors that Georgia has broken off talks on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization. “Negotiations are in process and their continuation is in our best interests,” Nino Kalandadze said.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a phone conversation on Saturday (March 19th) with his US and British counterparts, Hillary Clinton and William Hague, to discuss recent developments in Libya. NATO member Turkey is following closely the situation and will make the “necessary and appropriate” contribution to the operation, the Foreign …

Outgoing Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) President Borjana Kristo said on Friday (March, 18th) that she will not hand over her duties to newly elected President Zivko Budimir. He was elected in violation of the constitution and laws, Kristo said, requesting that the Constitutional Court comment on the issue.

Kosovo border police assumed complete control over the country’s border with Macedonia on Saturday (March 19th) after KFOR withdrew from the last sector of the boundary. The ceremony was attended by KFOR Commander General Erhard Buhler, representatives of Kosovo government and EULEX. Kosovo border police took over control over a …

NATO Secretary General on South Caucasus, James Appathurai, said that Georgia needs to continue implementing necessary reforms, in particular democratic reforms to advance its Euro-Atlantic aspirations. 2011 is an important year in this regard and Allies will follow carefully the developments in Georgia. They will also continue assisting these reforms …

Bulgaria cannot commit to taking part in direct military action against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi authorised by the UN, the country’s foreign minister has said. “Bulgaria is going to comply fully with the UN Security Council resolution adopted last night. This morning I started the process of …

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will pay an official visit to Croatia on 21 March 2011 at the invitation of his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic. The two presidents will discuss trade and economic exchange and investments. They will