May, 2012

• 31 May

  Georgian Energy Minister will visit Azerbaijan

  Georgian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources  Alexander Khetaguri will pay a visit to Azerbaijan to attend the opening of the 19th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition. This event is the largest in the Caspian region in oil and gas field, and will be hosted between June 5 to …

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• 31 May

  US Ambassador to Bulgaria refuted information that he was recalled early due to mistakes

  James Warlick, American Ambassador in Sofia, said the rumors that he has been recalled early due to particular mistakes are not real, adding that he was leaving Bulgaria under a standard procedure. “I have no scheduled departure date and I have not been recalled early due to something I have …

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• 31 May

  Mladic asks again for postponement of his trial

  Mladic’s defence asked for the second time since the trial started(on May 16) for a six-months postponement  the trial started. Branko Lukic, Mladic’s defence attorney said that on all other trials on Hague Tribunal, the evidence was submitted to defence teams at least three months prior to the

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• 31 May

  EU to provide visa-liberalisation roadmap on June 14

  The European Union will provide a visa-liberalization plan for Pristina on June 14. “It was a great day today for the relationship between Kosovo and the EU and it

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• 30 May

  Political parties in Albania failed to propose a candidate for Presidency

  Albanian political parties failed Wednesday to propose any candidates for the country’s new president, forcing parliament to put off his or her election for a week. The Socialists and the governing

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• 30 May

  Demographic Challenges in the Balkans

  Context Following the collapse of communism throughout Eastern Europe and the subsequent breakup of Yugoslavia, the countries in the Balkan area have experienced changes in their demographics, usually in the form of an abrupt decrease in birth rates and population.

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• 30 May

  Serbian Parliament to analyze options for recognising Abkhazia, South Ossetia

  During the visit to Moscow newly elected Serbia President Tomislav Nikolic commented that the Serbian parliament might examine the option for possible recognition of the independence of the separated Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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• 30 May

  New Serbian President seeks better relations with Montenegro

  Serbian President-elect Tomislav Nikolic said that he wanted Serbia and Montenegro to have a much better relationship in the future. He underlined that Serbs and Montenegrins have a lot in common. “I recognize Montenegro as a state, but I do not recognize the difference between the Serbs and Montenegrins, because …

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• 30 May

  EC to press Greece to fully implement debt deal

  The European Commission will likely press Greece on Wednesday fully implement the debt deal with foreign creditors during a meeting where individual member states of the EU will present proposals. EC spokesman Amadeu Altafaj stressed on Tuesday that the EC, European

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• 30 May

  Bulgaria decided to expel Syrian envoy

  Bulgaria decided on Tuesday to expel Syria’s envoy to be in line with an international response to the recent killings in the Syrian village of Houla. “Salah Soukkar will be informed today that he has to leave Bulgaria in the next 72 hours,” the ministry announced. Bulgaria also decided to …

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