Eurasia

More than one year after the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the genocide committed in Srebrenica in 1995 and called on all European countries to do the same, it is still not clear if politicians in Serbia will follow suit. Discussion starts on the resolution today.

The Ambassadors of the US, Spain and Austria to Sofia voiced optimism about Bulgaria’s future during a working breakfast with representatives of the country’s business. The Tuesday meeting was organized by the Bulgarian Forum of Business Leaders.

Albanian President Bamir Topi said on Monday (March 22nd) that by removing existing visa barriers, Albania will be brought closer to the EU. Albania is undertaking a series of reforms, especially in its justice system, Topi said after meeting in Tirana with Eduard Kukan, head of the European Parliament (EP) …

The government wants the questionnaire on trade with EU countries to be sent to the bloc no later than April 7th, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci told a cabinet meeting Monday (March 22nd). Thaci added that the questionnaire from the EC is significant, as it includes many elements of the Stabilisation …

Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested a former Bosnian Muslim commander Monday (March 22nd) for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war during the 1992-1995 conflict. Hasan Hakalovic, 63, commanded a unit operating in the village of Trusina and allegedly failed to punish …

Greek Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos II arrived in the Turkish dominated northern part of Cyprus on Monday (March 22nd), the first such visit since 1974, when the island was separated into Turkish-dominated north and Greek-dominated south. Chrysostomos II is trying to gain support for the restoration of an ancient monastery

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) describes the European Commission’s interim report on Bulgaria’s progress in the cooperation and verification mechanism as objective, realistic and proper, the SJC press center announced. SJC’s practice to monitor the high-profile cases is assessed positively. The Council is certain that more insistent measures and recommendations …

Romanii din Ucraina raman in afara preocuparii Guvernului de la Kiev care promite imbunatatirea educatiei in limba rusa, lasand deoparte scolile romanesti din Bucovina de Nord. Ministrul ucrainean al Educatiei, Dmitrii Tabachnik (foto) a anuntat ca va incepe o serie de reforme in invatamant. Printre aceste reforme se numara si …

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU must secure attendances of all countries of the Western Balkans at the Sarajevo conference in June and bring concrete results. The Western Balkan conference in Slovenia showed that the region is capable to undertake initiative, FM Bildt told Deutsche Welle, pointing out …

Kosovo’s government has created an inter-ministerial council to complete a questionnaire on trade relations with the EU. The council is led by the minister of trade and industry, Lutfi Zharku. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci asked the members of the council on Monday to have the answers ready by April …