August, 2010

• 9 August

  Albania sees ties with Serbia, Cyprus

  Albania’s foreign minister says his country’s recognition of Kosovo won’t impede improving ties with Serbia and Cyprus which do not. Ilir Meta says Albania backs Kosovo’s entry into the European Union to bring about regional stability. He says despite some EU states’ refusal to

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• 9 August

  Georgia condemns Russian president’s recent visit to Abkhazia

  Tbilisi expressed an official protest over the Russian president’s recent visit to the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said. Russian President Dmitry

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• 9 August

  Serbin FM: Serbia open to all Kosovo solutions

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told CNN that the Kosovo question divides the UN, EU and NATO, adding that a solution of compromise is needed to bridge the gap. Jeremić said that Belgrade is ready for open dialogue with the Priština institutions and that Belgrade would not say “no” beforehand …

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• 9 August

  World Bank president to visit Bulgaria and Moldova

  World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will visit Bulgaria, Moldova, and Latvia between today and Friday to meet with government leaders, business people, think tanks, civil society, and visit projects to discuss development issues and the impact of the global economic crisis.

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• 9 August

  Medvedev reaffirms Russian support during visit to Abkhazia

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, where he pledged further support for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as the two regions commemorated the 2008 five-day war.

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• 9 August

  EC to decide on Montenegro’s candidate status

  European Commission (EC) will present its opinion on Montenegro’s readiness to acquire EU candidate status on November 10th, the news portal Analitika reported on Friday (August 6th), quoting unnamed international

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• 9 August

  Macedonia prepares for EU talks

  Macedonia’s government is preparing teams that would immediately start accession talks with the EU once the name dispute with Greece is resolved, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Saturday (August 7th). He said 850 public administration employees are currently learning from Croatia and Slovenia’s experience in negotiations with the …

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• 6 August

  Bulgaria, Serbia govts set for high-profile bilateral talks

  Serbian President Boris Tadic is set to visit Bulgaria for high-profile talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Tadic will be arriving to Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna on Friday, August 6. He will be welcomed at the airport by

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• 6 August

  Pristina to invest half a million euro in North Mitrovica

  Kosovo’s government has announced plans to invest 500,000 euro in infrastructure projects in the Serb-majority north of the flashpoint city of Mitrovica.

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• 6 August

  Greece on track but still faces risks, EU and IMF say

  The EU and IMF said on Thursday (August 5th) that Greece has made considerable progress in implementing the austerity measures, but warned the country still faces “important challenges and risks”.

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