Eurasia

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has invited Serbia’s President Boris Tadic to meet in Pristina to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two states. “You know that Belgrade wants handcuffs and keys for me every day,” he told media in the Serb-populated town of Cagllavica on Sunday, saying instead that he …

The Czech Republic has confirmed speculation that it will reduce the number of troops it has serving in Kosovo under NATO, while speculation over a possible reduction of German troops in the country continues. Speaking on Czech television, the Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova said that her country will reduce …

Serbia’s interior minister Ivica Dacic said that a controversial draft law against discrimination – whose adoption is a requirement for the country to get onto the European Union’s so-called “Schengen white list” – will be adopted by parliament by the end of April. He told a B92 TV talk show …

The opposition Monday blamed Macedonia’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for misusing his office after he announced the start of several infrastructure projects amid the current presidential and local election campaign. The opposition Social Democrats accused the conservative VMRO DPMNE party prime minister for “misuse of budget money for party promotion” …

The Albanian government annulled €60 million worth of debts and unpaid bills of the state-owned electricity distribution company, OSSH, on Friday. The decision has been slammed by the opposition as “stupid” and corrupt, because it will decrease by more then 50 per cent the real price of OSSH, which is …

The average net salary in Romania rose 12.9 percent in the year to January, but declined slightly when compared to the month before, the National Statistics Board reported on Monday. January’s average salary was Lei 1,355 down by 0.9 percent from December, 2008. 

The World Bank Board has approved a Programmatic Private and Financial Development Policy Loan for Serbia worth €34.9 million in order to help the country achieve its economic growth related goals consistent with its European Union aspirations. The loan will support the Government’s reforms by enhancing the business environment, encouraging …

A home-made bomb exploded outside a Citibank branch in the Greek capital causing minor damage and no injuries, police said on Monday. There has been an outbreak of violence since the fatal police shooting of a teenager in December, which sparked Greece’s worst riots in decades and rocked the fragile …

TIRANA -Albania plans to file its candidacy to the European Union in late June before it holds legislative elections, Prime Minister Sali Berisha told AFP on Sunday. Berisha said an agreement had been reached “in principle” with the EU’s Czech presidency for the former communist bloc country to apply for …

MADRID, – Serbian President Boris Tadic arrived in Spain on Sunday for a two-day visit and was welcomed by representatives from the Spanish government at Barajas airport of Madrid. Tadic will meet with Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Madrid’s mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, also he will hold meetings …