Eurasia Press & News
The European Parliament’s (EP) foreign affairs committee adopted a draft report Monday (September 6th) that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The document passed
Read More »Albania sets date for 2011 local elections
Albania’s President Bamir Topi signed a decree Monday (September 6th) setting May 8th 2011 as the date for local elections. The move came only two days before the deadline to issue the
Read More »Croatia doesn’t need IMF assistance
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor reiterated on Monday (September 6th) the government’s position that it will not resort to assistance from the IMF in bringing public finances under
Read More »Moldova’s Premier Filat optimistic about having parliamentary elections on November 14
Moldovan PM Vladimir Filat hopes that early parliamentary election may take place already on upcoming November 14. The LDPM leadership held an extraordinary meeting today to discuss the new situation and a
Read More »Serbian President to meet Catherine Ashton in Brussels
Serbian President Boris Tadić is meeting in Brussels with EU with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on Tuesday.
Read More »Greece has a new Foreign Minister
Dimitris Droutsas was appointed as the new Greek Foreign Minister. This was one of the important changes, after yesterday’s Greek government reshuffle. The government’s cabinet was extended to 48 members, out of which 17 are appointed ministers. Up till now, the Greek government consisted of 36 ministers and state secretaries.
Read More »Romania to decide by the end of next month on IMF loan
Romania should decide by the end of next month whether to extend an existing loan from the International Monetary Fund or apply for emergency funding, Romanian President Traian Basescu has said.
Read More »Athens and Skopje deny mulling Macedonia ‘name’ proposal
The Greek and Macedonian governments have denied newspaper claims that a fresh proposal has been made by UN mediator Matthew Nimitz for a solution to the long-standing Athens-Skopje “name” row.
Read More »Ukrainian president to meet EU leadership on association agreement
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet leadership of the European Union (EU) in Brussels on Sept. 13 to discuss issues related to an EU-Ukraine association agreement. Yanukovych plans to hold talks
Read More »Moldova to call election after referendum poor turnout
Moldova’s pro-European leaders agreed yesterday to call new parliamentary elections to break a political deadlock after being dealt a humiliating setback on Sunday when a referendum flopped due to a poor turnout. As opposition Communists in the ex-Soviet republic of 3.5 million revelled, the four-party
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