March, 2011

• 28 March

  Macedonia’s opposition says the country’s PM does not want democratic elections

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski does not want fair and democratic elections, said Radmila Sekerinska, MP with opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM). In Sekerinska’s words, the elections should be based on a compromise between the ruling and the opposition. According to her, the elections were such when Gruevski’s …

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• 28 March

  Belgrade-Priština negotiations continue in Brussels

  Delegations of Belgrade and Priština are continuing their Kosovo talks on Monday in Brussels, and are expected to be meeting for one day. Ahead of the new round of talks, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said the country wold not allow

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• 28 March

  Moldovan FM visits Moscow

  Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca will pay a working visit to Moscow today. He will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss bilateral relations and the Transdnestr settlement. The talks on the future of Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transdnestr in the “five-plus-two” format, involving Russia, Ukraine, the OSCE, …

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• 28 March

  Bulgarian Parliament’s Speaker visits Georgia

  A Bulgarian delegation headed by the Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva started official visit to Georgia on Monday. Tsacheva will hold the first meeting with her Georgian counterpart David Bakradze. The Georgian and Bulgarian parliaments’ speakers will hold a joint press conference after the meeting. After the meeting with Bakradze, Tsacheva …

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• 28 March

  Bosnia: Serb, Croat leaders to co-operate in government formation

  Leaders of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Croatian Democratic Union of BiH (HDZ BiH), and HDZ 1990 signed a declaration in Mostar on Friday (March 25th) on co-operation in efforts to overcome the crisis in forming a new central government. They urged …

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• 28 March

  Serbia seeks extradition of Divjak from Austria

  Serbia has submitted a request for the extradition of former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Army General Jovan Divjak from Austria, Justice Minister Snezana Malovic announced Saturday (March 26th). Divjak was arrested at the Vienna airport in early March based on a warrant issued by Serbia. He is wanted in connection …

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• 28 March

  Macedonia’s DPA to return to parliament

  After a nearly two-year-long boycott, lawmakers from the ethnic Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA) will return to parliament soon, party leader Menduh Thaci announced on Saturday (March 26th). “We will return to put

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• 28 March

  Turkey supports Macedonia’s EU and NATO bids

  Macedonia should continue with reforms aimed at securing NATO and EU membership, Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Friday (March 25th) after meeting Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Vasko Naumovski in Skopje. The two officials welcomed friendly relations between their countries and lauded their ongoing co-operation in the field …

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• 25 March

  Macedonia: Opposition proposes early elections on June 26

  Leader of opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Branko Crvenkovski said that his party proposes for the early elections in the country to be held on June 26. Two conditions have been set. The first one requires for the tax services not to impose new restrictions on A1 TV …

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• 25 March

  PACE is expected to approve report on Moldova in 2012

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will approve the Report on Moldova in about mid-2012, Polish parliamentarian Piotr Wach, a PACE Co-Rapporteur for the monitoring of the obligations and commitments of Moldova said today.

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