Eurasia

Bulgaria and Russia established a joint venture last Saturday to handle construction of the South Stream natural gas pipeline on Bulgarian territory. The agreement was signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Sofia. He and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

EULEX has advised two officials from the party of outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci not to run in the December 12th snap elections, as they are under investigation for corruption and organised crime, media reported on Friday (November 12th). EULEX deputy head Andy Sparks said that including Fatmir Limaj and …

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade today to discuss Serbia’s co-operation with the court. He is scheduled to meet with Serbia’s President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and head of the national council for co-operation with The Hague tribunal, Rasim Ljajic. Brammertz writes regular …

Croatian police detained on last Friday one person for suspected war crimes committed in 1991 and issued arrest warrants for four others. The five were allegedly involved in killing 12 members of the Vinkovci-based special police unit in Borovo Selo, eastern Croatia, in 1991. The 12 police officers went to …

Russia believes the Russia-NATO summit in Lisbon will completely put an end to the post-Cold War period. The summit will set guidelines toward a strategic partnership, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Acting President Mihai Ghimpu sent a letter to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Anders Fogh Rasmussen, asking him to provide support in the pullout of the Russian troops from the Transnistrian region. In his letter, Mihai Ghimpu says

Romanian President Traian Basescu declared that the procedures leading to Romania joining the Schengen Zone March 2011 are going smoothly. He said that he is optimistic about Romania’ s chances to join Schengen on spring 2011. He is certain that the EU member states will support Romania on her way …

Bosnia’s new tripartite president was inaugurated yesterday in Sarajevo, following 3 October general elections that saw the Bosniak seat go to Bakir Izetbegovic; the Croat seat go to Zeljko Komsic; and the Serb seat go to Nebojsa Radmanovic. The three will serve a four-year mandate.

Georgia wants to coordinate its actions with Ukraine as both countries bid to join the European Union (EU), Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze said here Thursday. “Gaining EU membership is the golden goal for Georgia and Ukraine. Both countries should support each

Nebojsa Radmanovic, chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said here Thursday that national reconciliation and trust can not be achieved without the prosecution of all war criminals of all nations in the region. Radmanovic’s statement came as he addressed the UN Security Council in an open meeting on …