Written by: Ioannis Michaletos Ioannis Michaletos: How can the present day situation, as far as, the Serbian population is concerned can be described? Oilver Ivanovic: The situation of the Serbian people in Kosovo is in some respects better than it used to be some years ago, meaning that the attacks …
Read More »Hungary’s ambassador to Macedonia: Hungary is ready to help in name negotiations
EU enlargement is among the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Union and Budapest is ready to actively join the Greek-Macedonian name negotiations, if it is asked for that, said Hungary’s ambassador to Skopje Ferenc Kekesi. “Hungary is ready to help in the name negotiations and actively join them, …
Read More »Moldova: Parliament is 80% functional
Marian Lupu said the delegation of representatives of all the parliamentary groups to work on the Standing Bureau made the legislature 80% functional. “Today and tomorrow, all the parliamentary groups must convene and decide who will work on the commissions. Thus, on Friday we will be able examine the government …
Read More »Georgian Deputy PM discussed Georgian-Russian relations with Lithuanian FM
Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze met the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis, during his official visit to Vilnius. The two ministers discussed about Lithuania’s role (as the country chairing OSCE) in the process
Read More »Bosnian parties met for a possible coalition
The main Serb parties, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and the Serb Democratic Party, the two main Croat parties HDZ BiH and HDZ 1990, as well
Read More »EU observers: Kosovo should put more efforts to build democracy
Representatives of the European Parliament say Kosovo should exert more efforts to build democracy, a recommendation that follows the need for a partial revote of the December 12th general
Read More »Serbia signed trade agreement with EU
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic and EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht signed a trade agreement Tuesday (January 11th) as part of Serbia’s bid to join the World Trade
Read More »Italy backs Albania’s European path
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini reiterated on Monday (January 10th) Italy’s support for Albania on its path to European integration. Albanian counterpart Edmond Haxhinasto was in Rome to sign an agreement
Read More »Swiss Media Lashes Targets Kosovo PM, Saying Thaci’s Rise in KLA Was Plotted on Swiss Soil
Following Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s brazen comments last week comparing a Council of Europe report connecting him to organized crime to ‘Nazi propaganda’ and its author, Swiss Senator Dick Marty, to Joseph Goebbels, the Swiss media is hitting back. On 8 January, the Geneva-based daily Le Temps reported that …
Read More »Assessing Turkey’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Missed Opportunities in the West
A recent public opinion poll shows that 43% of Turkish citizens surveyed view the United States as the biggest threat the country. Israel was viewed by 23.7% as the biggest threat, while traditional ‘enemy’ Greece was viewed as the biggest threat by only 2.3% (Iran 3%, Iraq 2.1%, Russia 1.7%). …
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