Eurasia Press & News
Georgia will introduce a visa-free travel regime for Russians living in the North Caucasus, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on Monday, October 11. The new rules will
Read More »US committed to a Cyprus settlement
The United States is committed to a comprehensive settlement and believes “strongly” that the ongoing peace talks need to be a Cypriot-led process, a senior US official said yesterday. Tina Kaidanow, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, was speaking
Read More »Macedonian opposition stages anti-government protest
The protest in the central Macedonian town of Prilep gathered some 15,000 people. Several minor political parties joined the event under the so-called Front For European Macedonia. Speakers at the rally accused the conservative government led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s VMRO DPMNE party
Read More »UNMIK to chair CEFTA for Kosovo
UNMIK will chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) on behalf of Kosovo next year, taking over the presidency from Serbia. This was announced by the Serbian Ministry of Economy and Regional Development in a statement in Belgrade
Read More »Spanish Ambassador to Serbia: no topic should be avoided during the planned Belgrade-Priština dialogue
Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana stated on Monday that no topic should be avoided during the planned Belgrade-Priština dialogue. Speaking in Belgrade, the top Spanish diplomat in Serbia also stated that the talks should start soon and that they should
Read More »Azerbaijani FM to meet with Georgian President during his visit to Georgia
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov during his visit to Georgia will meet with the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Mammadyarov is also scheduled to meet with Georgia’s Prime
Read More »Germany opposes IMF on giving Greece more time to repay loans
Germany would not support the idea of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn that Greece could get more time to repay a bailout from the European Union and IMF, German Finance Ministry said Monday.
Read More »US Secretary of State calls for reforms in Bosnia
The US Secretary of State has begun a tour of the Balkans to press for political reforms, hoping that the changes will lead to the region’s full integration into the European Union and Nato. Hillary Clinton arrived in Bosnia on Monday night to urge the country’s new leadership to make …
Read More »Serbian appeals court orders retrial for Bosnian national Ilija Jurisic
An appeals court in Belgrade on Monday (October 11th) overturned the 12-year sentence of Bosnian national Ilija Jurisic, convicted last year of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. The court
Read More »EP rapporteur on visa liberalisation for the Western Balkans, Tanja Fajon, urges Albania to inform public about visa liberalisation
The EP rapporteur on visa liberalisation for the Western Balkans, Tanja Fajon, is urging authorities in Tirana to inform citizens about the rules of EU visa liberalisation in order to avoid possible abuse. Lifting the regime may be used in different ways and this may become a
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