Eurasia Press & News

The Serbian government has decided to scrap visa requirements for Albanian citizens, publishing the decision signed last week in the Official Gazette on Wednesday (December 1st). Albania abolished visa requirements for Serbian citizens in April. Albanians will be free to travel without visas within the EU as of December 15th.

Serbian President Boris Tadic stated he hopes for sooner initiation of the dialog between Belgrade and Pristine. Tadic has made that statement within the sidelines of the OSCE summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Leaders of the Republic of Moldova’s ruling Alliance for European Integration (AIE) yesterday met to begin negotiations for a new government coalition, following parliamentary elections held on Sunday, Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Vlad Filat said, according to actmedia.eu. The Liberal Democrats, which came in second …

Ucraina este interesată în menţinerea suveranităţii şi integrităţii teritoriale a Republicii Moldova, a declarat marţi directorul Departamentului pentru relaţia cu media din cadrul Ministerului ucrainean al Afacerilor Externe, Oleg Voloşin. ‘Ucraina a fost, este şi va fi o ţară extrem de interesată în menţinerea suveranităţii şi integrităţii teritoriale a Republicii …

Traian Băsescu a militat miercuri, la Summitul OSCE, pentru soluţionarea conflictului din Transnistria şi pentru respectarea legislaţiei internaţionale privind staţionarea trupelor străine doar cu acordul statului-gazdă, precizând că acestea reprezintă o prioritate politică pentru România şi că singura metodă de rezolvare a conflictului rămâne dialogul deschis. De asemenea, aşa cum …

UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier was quoted as saying on Wednesday (December 1st) that the UN supports dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and will be involved in it. “For me, it is important to periodically

The House of Representatives of the central parliament held its first session Tuesday (November 30th) since the October 3rd general elections. The chamber is composed of 42 lawmakers — 28 from the Federation of BiH and 14 from Republika Srpska. The Social Democratic Party, which emerged as the most popular …

The EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee ended its two-day meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (November 30th) recommending the start of EU accession talks with Macedonia as soon as possible. The committee praised the country’s progress in the economic sector and cited progress in advancing political dialogue. The committee urged all political …

An amendment was adopted by the EU-Macedonian Joint Parliamentary Committee to the protection and maintenance of Bulgarian monuments and graves on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.

Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday that Moldova may become part of Romania again in the next 25 years. Romania and Moldova sealed a long-awaited border treaty on November 8, setting the stage for closer cooperation between the two neighbors.