Eurasia Press & News

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Stefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, made today the following statement: “We are deeply concerned about the continued lack of progress in the government

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is to visit Albania on Thursday, March 17. Gjorge Ivanov and his Albanian counterpart Bamir Topi will discuss regional cooperation and bilateral ties.

The trial against two former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, who are charged with war crimes committed against civilians in Albania during the conflict in Kosovo, has gotten underway in Pristina.

Serbian President Boris Tadic will pay a visit to the Montenegrin city of Herceg Novi on Wednesday, where he will open a Serbian consulate. Tadic will also attend a reception organised by the city of Herceg Novi with his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic. The Serbian government named Marina Jovicevic as …

Croatia is increasing efforts to combat corruption, and push through other reforms, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor told European deputy Hannes Swoboda on Monday. Kosor told the visiting MEP Swoboda, who is the European Parliament Rapporteur for Croatia, that her government is intensively implementing its action plan, based on

The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) plans a rally Saturday (March 19th) in Cacak to protest “cosmetic changes” in the government, SNS official Marko Djuric said on Sunday.

Hashim Thaci believes that the recently launched Pristina-Belgrade talks are of a technical character and will end with Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo and with the integration of both

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic is paying a visit to Turkey. Josipovic was welcomed with an official ceremony in Ankara by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. A meeting between the two presidents started after the ceremony.

The meeting is to be held between political leaders and businessmen of the Western Balkan countries and the current and potential partners from the U.S., and Serbia has opted not to participate of attendance of Kosovo Albanian representatives. 

US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday made the highest-ranking US visit ever to Moldova, signalling Washington’s support for pro-Western reforms in Europe’s poorest country. Biden told Moldova’s liberal leaders its future lay with Europe and showed support for their efforts to end a protracted political and economic crisis. “We are …