Eurasia

Although the name issue is unsolved, Greek borders will be officially opened for citizens of Macedonia on Saturday. Macedonian PM gave himself the credit for visa liberalization, adding that the only necessary document for Greece would be a piece of paper, which would get stamped at Greek customs. Greek Minister …

Russia and Bulgaria plan to start talks on replacing a natural-gas supply contract that expires next year, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said after meeting his Bulgarian counterpart Traicho Traikov in Moscow. 

Turkey’s foreign minister says peace between Ankara, Azerbaijan and Armenia is “close” after a meeting with his Azeri counterpart. Ahmet Davutoglu said: “I think an impetus was created recently, and all sides, not only Azerbaijan and Armenia but also the Minsk group have to do their best to

The people of Croatia are preparing to vote for a new head of state on Suday with no fewer than 12 candidates vying for the post. The winner will inherit a country hit hard by the global economic crisis – a country told to step up its fight against corruption …

Ukraine’s gas transit system will remain under government control and there is no other option, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said. 

The Hague Tribunal rejects the appeal filed by Radovan Karadzic concerning the decision appointing Richard Harvey as his Defence attorney. “The indictee has not persuaded the Chamber that the Registrar made a mistake or acted in an unreasonable manner when he decided to select Richard Harvey to prepare for this …

Bulgaria and Russia are starting negotiations for a new long-term gas supplies agreement at the beginning of 2010. This has become clear Thursday during the conversations between the Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shmatko.

The Republic of Moldova’s central government recognizes Tiraspol as a dialog partner at the negotiating table, but shall never agree to recognize it as a subject of international law – in whatever form. Moldova’s Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu stated on Wednesday night during his meeting with the OSCE …

Evropski sud za ljudska prava uvažio je žalbe Derve Sejdića i Jakoba Fincija i presudio da BiH diskriminira svoje građane zabranjujući svima koji se ne izjašnjavaju kao Bošnjaci, Srbi ili Hrvati pravo da biraju i budu birani. Presuda koja je u utorak objavljena nikog nije iznenadila. Svi znamo da je …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan tranche of EUR 349.6mn for Serbia. This international financial institution also stated that the effects of the economic crisis have for now been successfully curbed in the country. The IMF board of directors has finished the second revision of the Serbian …