April 28, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Brussels will lift travel visa requirements for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in October, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Monday (April 26th), after EU foreign ministers met with EC Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele in Luxembourg.
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April 28, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News, Turkey
The EU on Monday urged Armenia and Turkey to continue the process of normalising their ties. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed her concern about the pace of the process and reiterated calls to continue dialogue without preconditions and within a reasonable timeframe.
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April 28, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
High Representative Valentin Inzko met on Monday visiting UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz. The Office of the High Representative issued a statement, saying Inzko reiterated that Western Balkan countries are willing to resolve all issues related to crimes committed during the 1990s’ conflicts. He added that lasting …
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April 28, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Austria will boost its contingent within the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) by sending 200 extra soldiers at the beginning of July, Defence Minister Norbert Darabos announced on Monday on the sidelines of an EU defence ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg. Austria currently has 190 troops in BiH. Darabos …
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April 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
The statement of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that if there was a referendum regarding the name, he would vote “against” is a clear proof that the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece has to be resolved as quickly as possible, Erwan Fouéré, EU Special Representative for FYROM said. “The public …
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April 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Montenegro
Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic has rejected the possibility his country to establish special ties with Serbia, which was hinted by Milorad Dodik – PM of Republika Srpska recently. “I would say that the relations between Serbia and Republika Srpska have nothing to do with
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April 27, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
SARAJEVO, BANJALUKA Nebojša Radmanović, član Predsjedništva BiH iz RS, najavio je u nedjelju da će osporiti Istanbulsku deklaraciju, koju su u turskom gradu potpisali Boris Tadić, predsjednik Srbije, Abdulah Gul, predsjednik Turske, i Haris Silajdžić, predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH. On je na konferenciji za novinare u Banjaluci kazao da je Silajdžić …
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April 27, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
SARAJEVO Predsjedništvo SDA još nije odlučilo šta će poduzeti nakon što Nadzorni odbor (NO) Razvojne banke FBiH nije prihvatio ostavku direktora ove banke Ramiza Džaferovića. Džaferović je nedavno optužen za zloupotrebe položaja i ovlasti, a SDA insistira da njeni kadrovi koji imaju potvrđene optužnice ne mogu obnašati javne funkcije. “Predsjedništvo …
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April 27, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News, Romania News
Presedintele georgian Mihail Saakasvili va efectua o vizita oficiala in Romania, a declarat luni adjunctul ministrului de Externe de la Tbilisi, Nino Kalandadze, citat de Newsgeorgia.ru si Apsny.ge. Vizita se va desfasura intre 30 aprilie si 1 mai, in cazul in care nu vor mai fi probleme cu traficul aerian. …
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April 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that he expects “both Serbian and Kosovo officials” to be present at the EU-Western Balkans conference. The gathering is planned for June in Sarajevo. Belgrade snubbed an informal conference earlier this year in Slovenia, insisting that Kosovo Albanian officials take part in accordance with …
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