Eurasia Press & News

Serbia is committed to meet all of the necessary conditions to join the family of European countries, says Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković. Its priority is to see the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) goes into effect and to gain the status of an

The formula for holding the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo on June 2 has been determined, Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said. The conference in Sarajevo has been well prepared, Moraitnos said last night in Brussels, adding that all countries agreed to use “Gimnich formula” for holding the meeting.

Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov will pay an official visit to Kosovo today. He is scheduled to meet with his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni as well as with Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Bulgarian FM will also meet with KFOR representatives and representatives of …

Philip Gordon, assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs will visit Skopje on Thursday and meet Macedonian top officials, US State Department said. Gordon is scheduled to meet Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Gordon will also visit Serbia and Kosovo.

Obnova sarajevske Vijećnice traje godinama i trenutno se ne nazire kraj radova. Odugovlačenje s obnovom jedne od najvećih znamenitosti Sarajeva, čije je spaljivanje dokaz barbarstva u proteklom ratu, dosad je pravdano nedostatkom novca. Računica pak pokazuje da je osigurano čak šest miliona KM više nego što je predračunom radova predviđeno …

The European Council adopted directives for the negotiation of association agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, to replace the current partnership and cooperation agreements with the three countries. It also agreed on the position to be adopted by

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, is set to arrive in Belgrade today to hold talks with the Serbian government on the fourth review of the country’s stand-by arrangement. In an interview with daily Politika on Tuesday, the IMF’s representative in Serbia, Bogdan Lissovolik, said that agreement

Macedonia today takes over the rotating chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, holding the post for the first time since the country gained independence. Despite Greek opposition to the name “Macedonian Chairmanship 2010”, which Skopje chose to title its six month

Albania may be included in a list of countries where NATO’s missile defence shield will be deployed, local media reported on Sunday (May 9th). According to diplomatic sources, NATO is looking into whether to include Albania alongside Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. The issue was discussed last month when NATO Secretary-General …

Political and economic criteria that Kosovo is required to meet are the main priorities of the integrations ministry, Minister Besim Beqaj said on Sunday (May 9th), Europe Day, a state holiday in Kosovo. Speaking at a conference on EU integration, Beqaj said that Pristina is confronting the challenges it faces, …