Eurasia

Bulgaria would support the development of the Nabucco gas pipeline by issuing state guarantees for loans taken by state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) to fund the project,  Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said in Parliament on January 20 2011.

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic on Wednesday started an official visit to Germany with a meeting with the country’s parliament speaker, who expressed full support for Croatia’s efforts to join the EU. The Bundestag speaker acknowledged the reforms in Croatia and the two men discussed the fight against corruption, Josipovic said. …

The new Montenegrin Premier Igor Luksic will arrive in Belgrade today to meet with top officials. This is not an official visit, but Luksic will use the opportunity to hold informal meetings with Serbian President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic.

Serbian President Boris Tadic said during his meeting with Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik that the economic situation was unlikely to improve significantly in 2011.

The World Bank, together with the IMF and the European Commission (EC), will sign a new agreement, most likely for two years, to provide Romania with financing and technical assistance, Peter Harrold, the Bank’s

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly invited BiH political leaders for talks in Berlin in an attempt to overcome the deadlock in forming the new

Romania wants a decision to be made on its Schengen entry bid during the first half of 2011, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said. Baconschi said that Romania’s goal is to see a decision on Schengen accession in the first half of the year. “We have done our

In a Wednesday, 19 January, vote, members of the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg voted in favor of ratifying Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between Serbia and the European Union. Voting in favor were 612 MEPs, with 38 voting against. The SAA is the first step for Western Balkan …

A parcel containing a hand grenade and a letter warning against further reconciliation with Serbia was sent to the Croatian Embassy in Berlin on Monday, 17 January, ahead of Croatian President Ivo Josipovic’s visit to Germany, which began today, 19 January. According to Croatian media reports, Josipovic said ‘such threats …

Members of the European Parliament today in Strasbourg voted in favor of approving the ratification of the SAA signed between Serbia and the EU. The vote ended with 612 votes in favor and 38 against.