Eurasia

Serbia’s accession “to EU and NATO” represents a national interest for Romania, Romanian President Traian Basescu said. Speaking in Bucharest at the start of his new five-year term, Basescu said that the Western Balkans was “extremely important for Romania as a stable and prosperous area in its immediate proximity, which, …

Radovan Karadžić has filed an appeal after his request to have British lawyer Richard Harvey dismissed as his appointed legal counsel was denied. Harvey was appointed to represent the former political leader of Bosnia’s Serbs in October 2009, after he boycotted his Hague trial for three days, demanding a postponement …

The Czech Republic unreservedly supports Serbia’s endeavors for European Union integration. This was heard from Czech Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Jan Kohout and Serbian Deputy PM for EU Integration Bozidar Đelić after their meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday.

The border arbitration agreement signed by Slovenian and Croatian prime ministers in Stockholm on 4 November will be put to review before Slovenia’s highest court on Thursday.

NATO and Russian chiefs of staff will meet in Brussels on Jan. 26 for the first time since the outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, a spokesman for the NATO military committee said on Wednesday. Colonel Massimo Panizzi told a press briefing that the Chief of …

Macedonian ambassador to the Netherlands and representative of the country in the lawsuit against Greece at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Nikola Dimitrov, confirmed the news that Athens has presented its arguments on the case before the court.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy arrives in Cyprus for a visit within his tour in EU countries. The schedule of Rompuy’s five-hour visit envisages a meeting with Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias. The two will discuss the economic crisis, enforcement of the Lisbon Treaty and negotiations in the Cyprus issue.

Croatia has sent a third contingent of 20 troops to the NATO mission in Kosovo. The troops will remain within KFOR four months. For the first time two women have been included. The contingent consists of three helicopters and an air and technical team. The Croats will be deployed in …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday threw US support behind Montenegro’s bid to join NATO as the Balkan country pursues political reforms. The chief US diplomat “pledged the United States’ support for Montenegro becoming an integral part of the Euro-Atlantic community” as she stood next to visiting Montenegrin …

Romania has an “extremely good” chance of unblocking a 20 billion euro International Monetary Fund, IMF, and European Commission led aid package, following Parliament’s adoption of an austerity package last week, central bank Vice Governor Cristian Popa said. “The situation of political stability has been sorted out… The budget has …