Eurasia

“Macedonia wants a name solution to be found. Despite the consequences of the global economic crisis, this is the second biggest problem we are facing. The issue is not new; it is almost dates backs to the early days of our independence. Former, governments, premiers, presidents and ministers of foreign …

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev mulled peace and stability in the Caucasus at a meeting in Baku.  The dialogue between the two took place during Vashadze’s two-day visit to Azerbaijan.

During a state dinner in Athens, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that his visit symbolizes development of cooperation between two countries. “Relations between Armenia and Greece went up to a new level since Armenia

Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty, who alleged in a recent report that Kosovo officials were involved in organ trafficking, says he did not claim that Prime Minister Thaci himself was directly involved. Marty said that ‘if you read my report carefully, I don’t say that Mr. Thaci is implicated …

Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodore Pangalos said on Monday (January 17th) the government favours possibly extending the repayment period for the country’s outstanding debt, beyond its EU/IMF bailout loans. “Debt repayment extension may refer not only to

Montenegrin police have arrested a former member of the paramilitary group The Jackals on suspicion of 1999 war crimes against Kosovo civilians, the Serbian war crimes prosecutor’s office announced on Monday (January 17th). Ranko Momic was detained on Saturday based on an arrest warrant issued by Belgrade. He is in …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski says there are no immediate plans for a government reshuffle, but doesn’t rule one out in the future. Two days ago he said: “Such an option could be considered only to

The leaders of 12 parties represented in the BiH state-level parliament decided on Monday (January 17th) to meet again in 15 days, the parliament’s interim Chairman Adnan Basic said. He confirmed a meeting held earlier in the day ended with no breakthroughs. Within the next two weeks, the parties are …

Informality allows people to change their immediate circumstances for the better, but it locks the state and society in a vicious circle of reproduction of a weak state, promising insecurity for the majority and prosperity for the few, Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic and Denisa Kostovicova write for openDemocracy. To deflect criticism for …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan at the beginning of February to discuss bilateral economic cooperation. A business forum Turkey-Kyrgyzstan will be held during the visit.