Eurasia Press & News
Croatia’s President Stepjan Mesic welcomed the visit by Croatia’s top prelate Cardinal Josip Bozanic to the notorious World War II concentration camps this week, but commented that the visit should have come ‘much earlier’. Bozanic, accompanied by some 400 priests, set out on a historic pilgrimage to visit the sites …
Read More »Serbia Says All Visa Conditions Met
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic announced that the government on Firday sent its official report to the European Commission showing that it has met all the conditions for the lifting of the visa regime. Speaking at a round table titled “Towards the White Schengen List“, Djelic explained that the …
Read More »Kostunica to Form New Serbia Political Block
The leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia, DSS, and former prime minister Vojislav Kostunica says he will form a new political block, which will gather opponents to the government’s current Kosovo and Vojvodina policies. In an interview with Tanjug news agency, the DSS leader said that “the block will …
Read More »Adnan Terzić: Bošnjacima treba nova stranka
SDA i Stranka za BiH su dezorijentirane, bezidejne i zbog toga Bošnjacima treba nova politička stranka, kaže Adnan Terzić, bivši zamjenik predsjednika SDA. U intervjuu za “Nezavisne” on nije želio potvrditi da će biti zadužen za vođenje ekonomske politike u novoj stranci među čijim osnivačima bi mogao biti i Fahrudin …
Read More »Mladić hunt “round the clock”
War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević says the security services are working round the clock to arrest Hague fugitive Ratko Mladić. Vukčević did not wish to reveal details of operations under way, but reiterated that he believed Mladić would be in the Hague by the end of the year. “All I …
Read More »Romania will support Moldova in its effort to sign new association agreement with EU, Titus Corlatean
MOLDOVA “Romania will assist Moldova in negotiating and signing a new association agreement with the EU,” the chairman of the Romanian Senate’s Foreign Policy Commission Titus Corlatean told a news conference in Chisinau on September 23. Titus Corlatean is visiting Moldova at the invitation of Igor Corman, the head of …
Read More »Investigation to continue in Bytyqi case
War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević has told B92 that the prosecution will continue the investigation into the murder of the Bytyqi brothers. Vukčević said that the prosecution would appeal the acquittals of two former police officers Sreten Popović and Miloš Stojanović, who were cleared of complicity in the murders.
Read More »Ruling coalition makes public list of canidates for cabinet
MOLDOVA On Wednesday, several websites, close to the ruling Alliance for European Integration, published what they called ‘a tentative list’ of candidates for ministerial posts in the new Moldovan Government the AEI is forming. As the Alliance had warned yet shortly after the July 29 parliamentary elections, the list has …
Read More »Parliament to hold open session for Kurdish move talks
TURKEY The parliamentary discussion over the recently launched Kurdish initiative will be held during an open session, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Tuesday, ending the controversy that prompted harsh criticism from the opposition. “It will be an open session, and everyone will be able to listen to what …
Read More »EP Committee to review visa liberalization report
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a standing committee of the European Parliament, will review the report on visa liberalization for the Western Balkans. The Committee is expected to vote on the report, drafted by Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon on September 15. The report will be put …
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