Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the main ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, said that he was satisfied with the functioning of the partnership between the VMRO-DPMNE and its junior partner, the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI. Gruevski said that communication with the DUI was “relatively good” and …
Read More »Vukčević, Marty on Kosovo organ trade case
Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević has meet with CoE Parliamentary Assembly Rapporteur Dick Marty in Zurich, Switzerland. Vukčević informed Marty about the latest findings of his office in the Kosovo organ trade case, the prosecution said in a statement in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Read More »EU to support Moldova in realization of European integration perspectives: Herman Van Rompuy
European Union will support Moldova with concrete actions in the realization of the perspectives for European integration, said the EU President Herman Van Rompuy at a meeting with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, who is paying a visit to Brussels to attend the meeting of the Co-operation Council Moldova-EU. According to …
Read More »European Union opens 12th chapter on Turkish assession
Since 1999, when Turkey was given the status of candidate country, Turkey’s European Union assession process lived through ups and, since 2004-2005, down, EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn said on December 21. The country had reached stability in the recent past and the opening of negotiations on the environment chapter …
Read More »Remarks by the HR/EUSR Valentin Inzko at the Cooperation project between Sarajevo Municipal Court and Banja Luka Basic Court
“I am extremely pleased to be here today to welcome and to reiterate my strong support to the cooperation project between the Municipal Court of Sarajevo and the Basic Court of Banja Luka. As I stated at your previous meeting of 9 of September, the relations these two courts have …
Read More »Papoulias responds to Ivanov’s letter
Greek President Karolos Papoulias has send his response to his Macedonian counterpart Gjorgje Ivanov and pointed out that he would come and visit Macedonia as soon as the name issue is settled. “I read your letter with great interest. Greece strongly supports the good neighborly relations with all neighboring countries, …
Read More »Serbia Coalition in Question After Budget Vote
Serbia’s ruling Democratic Party, DS, announced it might re-examine relations with its coalition partners after four deputies of an ethnic minority party, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, SVM, voted on Monday against the draft budget for next year. Parliament met on Monday to approve the draft bill. The SVM decided not …
Read More »Croatia’s EU entry talks hit Slovenian resistance
Croatia made progress on Monday towards its goal of wrapping up negotiations next year to join the European Union but entry talks were stalled in some areas by neighbouring Slovenia, an EU member. A dispute over borders between Croatia and Slovenia had kept talks frozen in many policy areas, making …
Read More »Putin suggests rebuilding demolished WWII monument
A World War II monument recently demolished in Georgia may be rebuilt in Moscow, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told the government’s presidium that the demolition of the monument was “another attempt to erase the former Soviet people’s memory of their common past.” “I believe it is possible …
Read More »Moldovans will benefit from all European citizens’ rights in the foreseeable future, Vlad Filat
Moldova and EU adopted the join statement at the eleventh meeting of the Moldova-EU Cooperation Council held in Brussels on December 21. For the first time in the history of the relations between Moldova and the EU, there was signed a joint statement, which encourages Moldova’s European integration efforts and …
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