Eurasia Press & News

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that the European leaders should convince Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou that Greece would not lose anything if Macedonia and the EU start the accession talks. In Ivanov’s words, some EU member states back Macedonia’s position that the country could hold parallel talks the EU …

Kosovo authorities plan to cease the dialog with Serbia and blame Belgrade for it, said Milivoje Mihajlovic, director of the press office of the Serbian government.

Dialog between Serbia and Kosovo will continue, said Kosovar Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Negotiator with Serbia Edita Tahiri. “We are scheduled to meet in the beginning of September. And we will continue to discuss, and maybe agree on several issues. The first is custom stamps. By agreeing on custom …

Centre-right Cypriot party Diko abandoned its coalition partnership with communist President Demetris Christofias on Wednesday, saying talks had collapsed over measures to address the country’s economic and political woes.

Former Hague Tribunal prosecutor Geoffrey Nice says the country has a moral obligation to get the World Court to revisit the issue – but others note the existence of formidable obstacles.

Undisturbed supply of KFOR troops is a condition for continuation of the talks between Belgrade representatives and KFOR commander. KFOR has requested that a small convoy of vehicles that bring supplies to troops be let through the barricades in northern Kosovo.

The decision Belgrade will make in the coming days will greatly affect Serbia’s EU integration, said U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman. 

The former prime minister and leader of Democratic Party of Serbia Vojislav Kostunica has called for a parliamentary meeting to discuss the situation in Kosovo. According to Kostunica the country should have one position according to which Serbia will be with the people in Kosovo and the international community should …

A state government in Bosnia could be formed in August, according to Sulejman Tihic, president of the Party of Democratic Action, SDA. Bosnian Croats are not so sure. 

Albania’s ministry of foreign affairs has called for renewed dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade after a Kosovo policeman died in clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo on Tuesday.