A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Sarajevo and Banja Luka from 12 to 15 September
Read More »UN General Assembly to discuss Kosovo resolution Thursday
The UN General Assembly is to discuss the resolution on Kosovo filed by Serbia. The text of the document has been agreed between Belgrade and the EU. The resolution is a result of the ruling of the agreement reached between
Read More »Balkan based organized crime activities gaining ground
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board released its annual report 2010 detailing the global trends In respect to the main heroin problem in Europe, it was depicted that, almost all European heroin originates in Afghanistan, mostly smuggled in through Turkey and the Balkans or via Central Asia and Russia. …
Read More »October Poll Crucial for Bosnia’s EU Future
As far as the international community is concerned, the outcome of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s 3 October general elections will determine whether the country moves forward along its EU path or remains stuck in political deadlock and ethnic animosity, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Bosnia is, in all aspects, lagging behind …
Read More »Moldova to hold snap parliamentary elections on Nov. 21
Moldova’s ruling four-party Alliance or European Integration (AIE) coalition decided at an enlarged meeting Wednesday to hold snap parliamentary elections on Nov. 21, according to news report reaching here from Moldova.
Read More »Bulgaria and Greece to open new border crossing
Bulgaria and Greece will open a new crossing point on their joint border on September 9, thus celebrating the 130th year since the establishing of formal diplomatic relations. The new Ivaylovgrad-Kyprinos border crossing close to Bulgaria’s Kardzhali and Greece’s Alexandroupolis will be inaugurated by the Presidents of Bulgaria and Greece, …
Read More »Georgian President Saakashvili pleased with UN resolution on Abkhazia and South Ossetia refugees
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday said he was pleased with the United Nations (UN) resolution on recognizing the rights of refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia breakaway regions to return to their homes.
Read More »Serbia, EU agree on Kosovo UN Resolution language
Serbia has submitted a revised resolution on Kosovo to the UN after talks with the EU representative in Belgrade. The new resolution reads as follows:
Read More »EU finance ministers approve second tranche of Greek package
Eurozone finance ministers approved the second 9 billion-euro tranche of the 110 billion-euro EU/IMF aid package for Greece on Tuesday (September 7th). The EU will provide 6.5 billion euros of the sum, while the
Read More »Croatia could wrap up EU accession talks by June
Croatia — Vesna Pusic, president of parliament’s committee for monitoring EU accession negotiations, says Croatia could wrap up its talks with Brussels by June 2011. After a committee meeting Tuesday
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