Eurasia Press & News

A new report from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Kosovo is negative, according to media reports. The document was filed by Chairman of the PACE Political Affairs Committee Bjorn von Sydow, who stressed that the situation in the province was “very bad concerning the rule of law”.

Montenegrin Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic said he didn’t receive any letter from Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi seeking a demarcation of the border between two two countries, RTCG said.

The time for setting date for start of accession talks with Macedonia has come, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said ahead of the EU foreign ministers meeting.

A NATO week started in Armenia, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. “The NATO week is one of the most important events held in Armenia this year. It is aimed at familiarizing Armenian society with the key activities of the North Atlantic alliance,” the ministry said.

Croatia could end its pre-accession talks with EU before the end of the year, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandroković announced. Jandroković also pointed that he expected the report of Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, to allow Croatia to open 23rd pre-accession chapter for …

SARAJEVO Ministar sigurnosti BiH suspendirao je jučer svog pomoćnika za borbu protiv organiziranog kriminala, terorizma i trgovine narkoticima Vjekoslava Vukovića, jer ga je Županijski sud u Rijeci osudio na devet mjeseci zatvora. Vuković je suspendiran do okončanja sudskog procesa koji se protiv njega vodi u Hrvatskoj zbog nabavke eksploziva za …

The Steering Committee of the Joint Program between the Council of Europe and the European Union, entitled “Democracy Support Program in Moldova”, met for the first time in Chisinau on Thursday. During the meeting, the Joint Programme work plan until June 2011 was discussed and unanimously adopted.

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Mevlut Cavushoglu arrived in Tbilisi. Chavushoglu stayed at Tbilisi Marriott hotel. President of PACE will begin official meetings on Monday. Meeting with Vice-Premier, State Minister for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili at the State Office is scheduled. After that, Chavushoglu will …

The mediator in the Skopje-Athens “name” dispute, Matthew Nimetz, is in contact with both parties, and he will set a fresh meeting if and when he sees appropriate, the UN press office said on Friday. “Ambassador Nimetz is in very frequent contact with both parties, but he will not be …

Croatia has extradited to Bosnia a Slovenian national wanted for his role in the genocide in Srebrenica. Fran Kos was arrested this April in Croatia on a warrant issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina.