Eurasia

Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday (October 15th) that parliamentary elections will be held at the end of 2011, as previously announced. She was refuting suggestions by some opposition parties that the

France’s Xavier Bout de Marnhac took over as the new head of EULEX on Friday (October 15th), replacing compatriot General Yves de Kermabon, who has led the mission since February 2008. De Marnhac served as KFOR commander from 2007 to 2008. He says his priorities will be to restore rule …

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Thursday in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They expressed their support to the forthcoming dialogue between Belgrade and

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called on the country’s people to take into account the lessons that the ancient capital of Georgia Mtskheta got. Addressing to the representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Azerbaijani foreign minister, MPs and state official, who were attending the event devoted to the

The Serbian parliament adopted a declaration condemning the crimes committed against the Serb people and citizens of Serbia. The crimes were committed during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

Croatia and neighbour Slovenia have found a solution to the last major bilateral obstacle that was blocking Zagreb’s EU entry talks — cross-border banking access, Slovenia’s

The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been adjourned this Thursday because the defendant is not feeling well. Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon decided to adjourn the session after defense had

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov today launches official part of his Georgia visit. The Georgian Foreign Ministry will today host a meeting of the two countries

The EU and NATO must seek not to double their functions and resources, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels Thursday. Mladenov took part in the meeting

Greece Foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras says Greece welcomes the upcoming visit by a Turkish delegation to support normalisation of bilateral ties, but at the same time, said Ankara should