Eurasia Press & News

Croatians are going to the polls Sunday to elect their first ever Members of the European Parliament. The country is to officially become an EU Member State on July 1, 2013.

Slovakia has always said it will recognize Kosovo once Belgrade and Priština sign an agreement to normalize their relations, said the country’s former Prime Minister Iveta Radičova. She added that Slovakia will support Serbia strongly on its path towards EU membership.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is beginning her visit to the region on Monday with a trip to Montenegro. In Montenegro, Ashton is to meet with PM Milo Đukanović

Syrian forces have battled rebels in the central province of Homs near the border with Lebanon as part of a counter-offensive aimed at regaining control of territory around the country and along strategic border areas. On Friday, April 12 troops clashed with rebels

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met on April 12 with Foreign Minister of Georgia Maia Panjikidze. Minister Panjikidze and her Armenian counterpart

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will visit Montenegro on Monday. This will be Ashton’s first visit to Montenegro since she took office

Serbian PM Ivica Dačić said on Friday that there would be no continuation of the dialogue “because no acceptable agreement has been reached so far.” When asked whether he would go to a new round of

Russia likes the Georgian government’s pragmatism and is ready to expand ties with the South Caucasus country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “The pragmatism with which

Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti on Wednesday invited caretaker Prime Minister Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, to form the new government. The president made the decision after consultations with the parties in the former governing coalition, the Alliance for European Integration.

Following a dispute over the result of Sunday’s presidential election, the EU said Montenegro needs to build up public trust in its institutions. “We expect all political parties in Montenegro to work constructively within