Eurasia

Bulgaria and Romania have met all technical criteria to join Schengen and are doing even better than some members of the border-free zone in some aspects, Portuguese European Parliament (EP) member Carlos Coelho, the

A delegation of the Council of Europe (CoE) has offered support to the Albanian Central Election Commission (CEC) to help ensure required standards are met during the May 8th local elections. Led by Hana Richtermocova, the

The prosecutor’s office in Osijek has pressed charges against two former members of the Yugoslav National Army for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war in Serbia in 1991-1992, media

The state prosecutor’s office asked the Justice Ministry on Tuesday (April 12th) to request the extradition of Bozidar Vucurevic, the wartime mayor of the Bosnian town of Trebinje. Serbian police arrested him on April 4th at

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davut-oğlu has reiterated Turkey’s firm demand for the European Union to start work on visa liberalization for Turkish nationals, urging Hungary, which holds the six-month rotating presidency of the EU, to play a leading role in this issue. Davutoğlu’s remarks came late on Monday night during …

The Republic of Moldova’s Acting President and Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu, who is on a visit to Brussels this week, was received by President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek on Tuesday. The interlocutors discussed situation in Moldova, progress of the negotiations on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić conferred with ambassadors of EU countries on Tuesday in Belgrade. He informed them about the progress Serbia has made on its EU path since February 2011. During the regular quarterly meeting, Đelić informed the EU ambassadors about the organization of the …

On April 13 Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Armenia, Tengiz Sharmanashvili. Seyran Ohanyan congratulated the Ambassador on assuming his new diplomatic mission and voiced hope that his appointment would

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy held meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens, Greece, April 12, 2011. During his one-day visit to Greece, Rompuy expressed confidence the country will overcome a severe debt crisis.

Croatia and Slovenia managed to increase trade by ten percent last year, officials said at a joint meeting on Tuesday. The increase in trade indicates a new development in the countries’ economic relations, participants at a round table in the northern Croatian town of Tuheljske Toplice agreed.