March, 2011

• 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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• 25 March

  CoE is considering sanctions against Bosnia

  President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu says this body is considering potential sanctions against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The reason for this is the country’s failure to form government at the state level six months after the election.

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• 25 March

  Serbia says it will not recognize Kosovo and it will not accept Priština authority in north

  Belgrade has a red line it will not cross in its talks with Priština, head of the Serbian team for the talks Borislav Stefanović said. The line is not to recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence or agree to let northern, predominantly Serb-inhabited area of Kosovo come under

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• 25 March

  Macedonia, Kosovo presidents confirm friendly ties

  Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and Kosovo counterpart Behgjet Pacolli on Wednesday (March 23rd) reaffirmed their countries’ friendly bilateral ties. Ivanov said Macedonia is ready to support Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic bids and share its experiences. The two presidents also discussed ways to boost bilateral economic co-operation, during this, Pacolli’s first visit to …

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• 25 March

  Pieter Feith encourages Kosovo institutions to decentralise

  The head of International Civilian Office, Pieter Feith, is encouraging Kosovo institutions to continue decentralisation and start implementing the process in the Serb-dominated north as well. After a meeting Wednesday

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• 24 March

  Greece to present counter-arguments on Macedonia’s suit

  Greece is set to present Thursday its counter-arguments within the public hearing before the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Macedonia’s suit against Greece for violating the 1995 bilateral Interim Treaty by objecting to Macedonia’s application to join NATO. The Greek team is led by Maria Telalian, legal advisor …

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• 24 March

  Greek PM to meet Macedonian counterpart in Brussels

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will meet with Greek counterpart Giorgeos Papandreou in Brussels on Monday. The Macedonian government announced that the two will discuss issues of mutual and regional interest. The meeting, which will be held in the frames of the European council, is part of the process aiming …

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