Eurasia

Moldova` s Declaration of Independence, burnt during the protests from April 7th 2009, will be re-established on April 17th 2010, when deputies of the first Parliament will gather to sign the document. This statement was made by president of Association “Parlamentul 90”, Pantelei Sandulachi. President of “Parlamentul 90” specified that …

Hungarian foreign minister Peter Balazs said that is unrealistic to expect that all western Balkan countries would be eligible to join the European Union by 2014, as proposed by Greece. Hungary, however, remains prepared to help towards the region’s future European integration, the minister said during a meeting in Budapest …

Romania supports the territorial integrity and independence of Georgia, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconsky said at a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze in Tbilisi today. “Georgia has chosen the way to integrate into the European Union. We are now pending free trade agreements and preferential visa …

Romania is interested in implementing energy projects in the region, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconsky said at a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze in Tbilisi today.

The Australian High Court ruled today that suspected war criminal Dragan Vasiljkovic, known as Captain Dragan, can be extradited to Croatia to face trial for alleged war crimes. The High Court overturned an earlier Federal Court decision that Vasiljkovic cannot be extradited because of the possibility that he will not …

A two-day meeting of the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee kicks off on Monday (March 29th) in Zagreb. Lawmakers will discuss Croatia’s EU integration process, judicial reforms and the fight against corruption and organised crime, as well as regional co-operation. Members of the European Parliament will meet with President Ivo Josipovic …

Italian Ambassador to Kosovo Michael Giffoni does not rule out the possibility of co-operation between the EU presence in the north and Serbs representing parallel structures there. In an interview with the Pristina-based daily Koha Ditore on Monday (March 29th), Giffoni said he will implement an EU plan aimed at …

Georgian opposition leaders have met today with the head of the delegation of the European Parliament for relations with the countries of the Caucasus Milan Cabrnokh and familiarized him on the political situation in the country.

Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjoern Jagland will prepare a new report on the Russian-Georgian war. This decision was made at the 1080th Strasbourg meeting of the CE deputy ministers Committee.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will meet with his Hungarian, Greek and Croatian counterparts in Budapest on Monday. The main topic of the talks will be the regional stabilization process and the EU integration of the Western Balkans, the minister announced. “A meeting between Hungary, Greece, Croatia and Serbia will …