Serbia may receive up to 200m euros annually in grants from the EU as part of the Danube Strategy, which will be adopted in the first half next year, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn announced at a
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Bosnia and Albania closer to EU visa-free goal after EU parliament vote
Bosnia-Hercegovina and Albania edged closer to visa-free travel to the European Union’s Schengen area, a key EU parliamentarian said Tuesday, as her report in favour of the concession was overwhelmingly approved at committee level.
Read More »Serbian President Boris Tadić: Serbia committed to Dayton
Serbia remains committed to the Dayton agreement, Serbian President Boris Tadić stated. He stressed that Serbia would continue to protect and respect the legitimate rights of Serbs and all nations who live in the
Read More »Parliament in Moldova dissolved
Moldova’s acting president on Tuesday dissolved a hung parliament and set new elections for late November. The announcement of new parliamentary elections by acting president Mihai
Read More »Cooperation Agreement between the Moldovan and Romanian Ministers of Economy, concluded in Bucharest
The Republic of Moldova Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment of Romania concluded a cooperation agreement Monday, in Bucharest. The agreement was concluded by the Moldovan Deputy Minister of Economy, Octavian Calmac, and Karoly Borbely, Secretary of State of the Romanian Ministry of Economy.
Read More »EU keeps visa ban hanging over Moldova breakaway leaders
European Union member states on Monday kept the threat of a visa ban hanging over the leaders of the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, as they called for talks on the status of the rebel province to resume. Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union at the end of 1991. …
Read More »France puts breaks on lifting visa regime for citizens of BiH, Albania
France made serious remarks regarding EC report, which read that Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have made considerable progress regarding the EU visa liberalization process. Paris raised the question about the efficiency of BiH and Albania in the fight against corruption
Read More »Montenegro and Serbia agreed on extradition deal
Montenegro and Serbia have reached an agreement on mutual extradition of citizens who have committed acts of organized crime and corruption. The deal also refers to money laundry and crimes against humanity and
Read More »Hague Tribunal President in visit to Serbia
Hague Tribunal President Patrick Robinson is in Belgrade to present a regional project aimed at training judiciaries to prosecute the accused for war crimes. Robinson said at the launch of the project, worth EUR 4mn, that the majority of war crimes will in future be processed by national judiciaries in …
Read More »Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the border-free Schengen may be delayed
The European Commission does not tie the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the border-free Schengen zone with the problems of the Roma minority from the
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