April, 2010

• 15 April

  US still supports Macedonia’s EU, NATO integration

  The support for Macedonia’s EU and NATO integration remains a vital element in US efforts to promote peace and stability in the Balkan region. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

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• 15 April

  Slovenian MEP to hold lecture on Macedonia’s EU integration

  Slovenian MEP Zoran Thaler will hold lecture on „Macedonia’s EU integration and name issue“, Thursday afternoon in Skopje. Zoran Thaler is EP rapporteur on Macedonia. The lecture, which will take place in the Congress center at Skopje fair, will be open for the public.

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• 15 April

  Bulgaria willing to be involved in missile shield

  Bulgaria wants to participate in the European missile shield, and it is in its interests to do so, according to the Foreign Ministry. Speaking in an interview with Dnevnik published on April 15 2010, Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov said

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• 15 April

  Brussels Hails Josipovic message of reconciliation

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has welcomed the message of reconciliation sent by Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, and stated that the move marks a step towards building better relations across the region.

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• 15 April

  Albania PM Faces Criticism over Political Stalemate

  Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has delivered in Brussels a copy of his country’s completed European Union pre-accession questionnaire, and faced criticism over the country’s deadlocked political situation from the EU enlargement commissioner.

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• 15 April

  Croatia to close EU negotiating chapter

  The country will close its EU accession negotiations on the free movement of goods chapter during next week’s inter-governmental conference, local media reported on Tuesday (April 13th). So far, Zagreb has wrapped up negotiations on 17 of the 30 chapters it has opened.

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• 15 April

  Turkey’s Erdogan meets with US president

  President Barack Obama met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit in Washington on Tuesday (April 13th). They discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Caucasus, Iran’s nuclear programme, and relations between Turkey and Armenia. Obama thanked Turkey for its …

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• 14 April

  Karadžić: Witness gave false testimony

  Radovan Karadžić says Hague prosecution’s witness Ahmet Zulić lied in his testimony about surviving a mass murder of Muslims in Sanski Most, Bosnia, in 1992. The former Bosnian Serb political leader, who is representing himself, asserted during the cross-examination of the witness at the Hague Tribunal that the massacre was …

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• 14 April

  Albania Govt Votes to Lift Visas for Serbians

  The Albanian government passed a bill on Tuesday that will lift visa restrictions for Serbian citizens traveling to Albania, and parliament is now expected to adopt the measure. The decision follows the visit of Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta to Belgrade in early March. Meta’s trip to the Serbian capital …

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• 14 April

  KFOR not leaving Kosovo

  KFOR Commander Gen. Markus Bentler says the situation in Kosovo is calm, and added that KFOR was “not leaving, but rather adjusting its structure”.

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