Eurasia Press & News

European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says the president should be elected directly by citizens, in order to avoid any kind of pressure in parliament, Radio Free Europe reported on Sunday

The second mission of the European Commission (EC) will start its work in Belgrade on Monday. Its members will analyze Serbia’s answers to the EC questionnaire delivered to Brussels on January 31. 

Starting March 1, facilitated visa regime between Georgia and EU will take effect, according to Nino Kalandadze, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia. As he stated, Georgia welcomes the fact, considering it as a political statement on EU’s staying true to its principles with regards to Georgia.

Guvernul macedonean a venit cu o propunere menită să pună capăt disputei cu Grecia pe tema numelui ţării. Ministrul afacerilor externe Antonio Miloşoski i-a trimis o scrisoare secretarului general al Organizaţiei Naţiunilor Unite, Ban Ki-moon, prin care îl informează că este de acord ca noul nume al ţării să fie …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said he does not exclude the possibility for the country to hold early elections despite the boycott of the opposition. Gruevski remarked that the resignation of the chairperson of the State Elections Commission, Alexandar Novakovski, has given a 10-day bonus to the opposition but it …

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday (February 26th) that Turkey will not sign a readmission agreement approved by EU interior ministers Thursday unless talks begin that

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday (February 25th) that he supports continuing EU talks with Turkey, but he reiterated his view that an alternative to full membership is preferred. “We are not planning on

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday (February 25th) that an independent UN-led probe into organ trafficking allegations in Dick Marty’s report is the only way to avoid questions of double standards and

Washington has no specific plan or proposals for progress in BiH, because decisions regarding the future are in the hands of local political leaders, US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said

The slow EU integration of the whole region and the effects of the global economic crisis explain the current political and economic situation throughout the Balkans, BiH Presidency