Eurasia

Ucraina nu poate fi un stat independent daca nu are relatii bune cu Rusia, considera presedintele Radei Supreme din Ucraina, Vladimir Litvin. Declaratia a fost facuta miercuri, in cadrul unei intalniri cu sefii unitatilor administrative ale tarii, cand Litvin a afirmat: “Ca stat independent, Ucraina va putea exista doar daca …

Romania’s government is set to enforce drastic cuts in pensions and wages in its state sector as of June, but the measures will not affect those in real need, the country’s Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Wednesday.

The Prosecutor’s Office of the war crimes tribunal in The Hague has revealed new excerpts from general Ratko Mladic’s war-time diaries. They make it evident that the Bosnian Serbs and Croats, with the help of the authorities

EU Special Representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith said that Kosovo is on the threshold of a new phase. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the Dutch diplomat, who also heads the International Civilian Office (ICO) in Priština, added that the ICJ’s opinion may encourage Belgrade and Priština to solve technical issues …

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Georgia Namig Aliyev will meet with Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Zurab Kharatishvili, CEC Spokesman Julie Giorgadze said. 

Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas visited Serbs returnees in village of Novake near Prizren on Tuesday. He presented them with a van for transporting people and goods, donated by the city. Đilas told the returnees that Belgrade would always offer support to people who choose to return to their homes in …

In its Wednesday meeting, the European Commission is expected to give its approval of the recommendation for lifting the visa regime for citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but there are many more steps to be taken before the countries’ citizens can travel freely in Europe without a visa.

After long consultations with Brussels Eulex decided to ban all unapproved visits to Kosovo made by Serbian officials, Pristina’s agencies said. Pristina daily “Koha Ditore” said that yesterday’s day was marked with a record

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz kicks off a visit to Croatia on Tuesday (May 25th), where he will discuss the country’s co-operation with the court. He will meet with President Ivo Josipovic. On Thursday and Friday, Brammertz participates in a regional conference of prosecutors in Brijuni. Next …

Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said on Monday (May 24th) that any possible rejection of the arbitration agreement with Croatia during a June 6th public referendum in Slovenia will not affect Zagreb’s EU membership bid. In an interview with daily Delo, Zbogar pointed out that Croatia continued accession negotiations even …