Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou has arrived in Belgrade for a one-day visit, during which he will meet with the country’s top-ranking officials. Kyprianou has already conferred with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić. The two ministers were expected to discuss the bilateral relations, Serbia’s European future, the issue of Kosovo …
Read More »EP’s Lunacek says EU losing support in Kosovo
The European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, is concerned that the EU is losing control and support among Kosovars since the country has been
Read More »PIC urges Bosnian politicians to work for EU, NATO integration
The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board urged Bosnian politicians Wednesday (December 1st) to form governments at all levels — as soon as possible — that will work to implement reforms and accelerate the country’s EU and NATO bids. In a communiqué released after their two-day meeting in Sarajevo, the …
Read More »Serbia scraps visa for Albanian citizens
The Serbian government has decided to scrap visa requirements for Albanian citizens, publishing the decision signed last week in the Official Gazette on Wednesday (December 1st). Albania abolished visa requirements for Serbian citizens in April. Albanians will be free to travel without visas within the EU as of December 15th.
Read More »Serbian President expects dialog with Kosovo soon
Serbian President Boris Tadic stated he hopes for sooner initiation of the dialog between Belgrade and Pristine. Tadic has made that statement within the sidelines of the OSCE summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Read More »Moldova parties start new coalition talks
Leaders of the Republic of Moldova’s ruling Alliance for European Integration (AIE) yesterday met to begin negotiations for a new government coalition, following parliamentary elections held on Sunday, Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Vlad Filat said, according to actmedia.eu. The Liberal Democrats, which came in second …
Read More »Kievul reactioneaza la declaratiile lui Basescu privind unirea cu R.Moldova
Ucraina este interesată în menţinerea suveranităţii şi integrităţii teritoriale a Republicii Moldova, a declarat marţi directorul Departamentului pentru relaţia cu media din cadrul Ministerului ucrainean al Afacerilor Externe, Oleg Voloşin. ‘Ucraina a fost, este şi va fi o ţară extrem de interesată în menţinerea suveranităţii şi integrităţii teritoriale a Republicii …
Read More »OSCE-Astana: Basescu a cerut solutionarea conflictului din Transnistria
Traian Băsescu a militat miercuri, la Summitul OSCE, pentru soluţionarea conflictului din Transnistria şi pentru respectarea legislaţiei internaţionale privind staţionarea trupelor străine doar cu acordul statului-gazdă, precizând că acestea reprezintă o prioritate politică pentru România şi că singura metodă de rezolvare a conflictului rămâne dialogul deschis. De asemenea, aşa cum …
Read More »UN to be included in Pristina-Belgrade talks
UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier was quoted as saying on Wednesday (December 1st) that the UN supports dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and will be involved in it. “For me, it is important to periodically
Read More »New BiH parliament holds first session
The House of Representatives of the central parliament held its first session Tuesday (November 30th) since the October 3rd general elections. The chamber is composed of 42 lawmakers — 28 from the Federation of BiH and 14 from Republika Srpska. The Social Democratic Party, which emerged as the most popular …
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