Eurasia Press & News
“It is always smart to unite against a common enemy, and that is Croatia who has border disputes with everyone. With Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro” said the head of the Slovenian National Party, Zmago Jelincic, in an interview for the Frankfurt “Vesti”, the Serbian Diaspora paper. He added …
Read More »Croatia could join EU in 2012
ZAGREB, Croatia Croatia could join the EU no earlier than 2012, European Parliament (EP) rapporteur for Croatia, Hannes Swoboda, told the Vienna-based newspaper Die Presse on Tuesday (June 2nd). He added that this assumes the maritime border row with Slovenia is resolved soon. Slovenia has been blocking the opening and …
Read More »Macedonian won’t withdraw Kosovo recognition
SKOPJE, Macedonia The government on Tuesday (June 2nd) rejected media reports suggesting Skopje may withdraw its recognition of Kosovo’s independence. “Recognition was a very delicate process, which went through all the necessary procedures, and in the end was endorsed with a resolution by parliament,” government Spokesperson Sherif Duraku said. Separately, …
Read More »Cypriot president denies making concessions
NICOSIA, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said on Tuesday (June 2nd) he has made no concessions in the ongoing reunification talks, and has no intention of doing so. “Any such move would harm Greek Cypriots’ interests and efforts to find a solution to the island’s political problem,” he stressed.
Read More »Albania implements visa regime for foreigners
TIRANA, Albania Albania has started implementing a visa regime for foreign visitors, media reported on Tuesday (June 2nd). Under the new regulations, the visitors will have to follow procedures similar to those Albanians must follow when travelling abroad. In order to obtain a visa, foreigners will have to book a …
Read More »Rise in Black Sea level is threat for coasts of Russia, Ukraine and Georgia: World Bank
Bonn. World Development Report 2010 reads that the changes in sea levels, another consequence of climate change, will affect the four basins in the region of Europe and Central Asia – the Baltic Sea, eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, the Black Sea and …
Read More »NATO, Russian ministers to hold first post-Georgia talks on June 27
Brussels – NATO’s foreign ministers are set to hold the first formal talks with their Russian counterpart since last summer’s Georgia war on June 27, NATO officials said Wednesday. The 29 members of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), NATO’s 28 and Russia’s, are to meet on the fringes of an informal …
Read More »Financing of Danube River 2 will not be stopped: PM
Vidin. Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev visited Thursday the construction site of the second bridge over the Danube River between Bulgaria and Romania, FOCUS Radio-Vidin informs.
Read More »EC mission to check on judiciary to arrive in mid-June
The European Commission’s mission to examine the state of Bulgaria’s judiciary and law enforcement will arrive in the week after June 15 2009, EC spokesperson Mark Gray was quoted as saying on June 3 by Bulgarian news agency BTA. Earlier, news agency Focus quoted Romanian newspaper Libera as reporting that …
Read More »Bildt Declines Karadzic Witness Invitation
A former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined an invitation from Radovan Karadzic to appear as a witness in regard to an alleged immunity agreement between Karadzic and former US envoy Richard Holbrooke. Carl Bildt, the first High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and current Swedish foreign minister, …
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