Eurasia Press & News
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
Read More »Albanian PM wants institutions to step up work on EC questionnaire
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has called on local institutions to complete the questionnaire sent by the European Commission (EC) experts on the visa liberalisation issue. The report needs to be prepared by the end
Read More »Cypriot reunification talks continue
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu held a meeting Wednesday (August 4th) as part of the ongoing talks to reunify the divided island. The leaders continued discussions on the
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