Eurasia Press & News
World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will visit Bulgaria, Moldova, and Latvia between today and Friday to meet with government leaders, business people, think tanks, civil society, and visit projects to discuss development issues and the impact of the global economic crisis.
Read More »Medvedev reaffirms Russian support during visit to Abkhazia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, where he pledged further support for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as the two regions commemorated the 2008 five-day war.
Read More »EC to decide on Montenegro’s candidate status
European Commission (EC) will present its opinion on Montenegro’s readiness to acquire EU candidate status on November 10th, the news portal Analitika reported on Friday (August 6th), quoting unnamed international
Read More »Macedonia prepares for EU talks
Macedonia’s government is preparing teams that would immediately start accession talks with the EU once the name dispute with Greece is resolved, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Saturday (August 7th). He said 850 public administration employees are currently learning from Croatia and Slovenia’s experience in negotiations with the …
Read More »Bulgaria, Serbia govts set for high-profile bilateral talks
Serbian President Boris Tadic is set to visit Bulgaria for high-profile talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Tadic will be arriving to Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna on Friday, August 6. He will be welcomed at the airport by
Read More »Pristina to invest half a million euro in North Mitrovica
Kosovo’s government has announced plans to invest 500,000 euro in infrastructure projects in the Serb-majority north of the flashpoint city of Mitrovica.
Read More »Greece on track but still faces risks, EU and IMF say
The EU and IMF said on Thursday (August 5th) that Greece has made considerable progress in implementing the austerity measures, but warned the country still faces “important challenges and risks”.
Read More »Kosovo Police to Protect Serb Monasteries
NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR, has announced it is to start transferring protection of sacred Serbian sites to Kosovo Police. The Gracanica
Read More »Balkan countries commemorate Operation Storm
Thousands of people across several Balkan countries have held services to commemorate those who died in Operation Storm 15-years ago. Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor headed a delegation
Read More »Italy ratifies SAA with Serbia
Italy has ratified the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia, becoming the fourth EU member state to do so media reported on Wednesday (August 4th). The senate approved
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