Eurasia Press & News

Negative political trends in Bosnia must be taken very seriously and require the urgent attention of the European Union, the international community’s High Representative to Bosnia Valentin Inzko said. “In the last four years Bosnia has been in a political stalemate…not a single new reform has been adopted that would …

BRISEL, SARAJEVO, BANJALUKA Ministri vanjskih poslova EU upozorili su političke predstavnike u BiH da ne osporavaju autoritet visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice za BiH te da provode njegove odluke. Vijeće EU na istoj je sjednici odlučilo da produži mandat svoje vojne misije u BiH. “EU podvlači svoju potpuno opredijeljenost teritorijalnom integritetu …

Croatia wrote a letter to the UN Security Council stating that Serbian President Boris Tadić’s address regarding this country was “unfounded.” Croatia believes that Tadić “used the Kosovo debate” to make an “unfounded response” to outgoing Croat President Stjepan Mesić’s statements that he would intervene militarily against Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Spanish ambassador Inigo de Palacio Espana said that there is no confirmed date for forwarding Serbia’s candidacy application to the EUCouncil of Ministers. “The EU-Serbia meeting will include political dialogue, not a formal meeting and it is hard to say whether there will be a conclusion reached for the date …

European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee will discuss the draft-resolution regarding Croatia’s progress towards EU on Tuesday. The Committee is due to discuss the 50 amendments submitted by the EP rapporteur for Hannes Swoboda. The committee members will vote on Wednesday. Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will address the Committee, before the …

“It is unnatural and historically groundless Serbian people to be a national minority in Montenegro”, Serbian President Boris Tadic said. Tadic criticized the establishment of the Serbian Council in Montenegro, adding that Serbia can’t support that decision. Serbian President pointed out that it is complicated to make a clear difference …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will visit Slovenia on Tuesday, following the invitation by his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar. Apart from meeting Zbogar, the Macedonian official will also meet the chair of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Janja Klasinc. The ministers are expected to discuss on strengthening bilateral relations between …

The resolution of the name dispute is the ticket of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to EU accession, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said. He has attended the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Papandreou has met the newly elected President of PACE Movlud Cavushoglu. …

Serbia is ready to turn a new page in its relations with Montenegro, after relations between the two countries worsened following Podgorica’s decision to establish diplomatic links with Kosovo. In an interview with Podgorica daily Dan on Tuesday, Serbian President Boris Tadic said that relations between Serbia and Montenegro are …

The Council of Europe has suggested holding a multilateral conference on Bosnia with key local and international stakeholders, aimed at finding ways to strengthen democracy and human rights in the country. In a report presented to the Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday, the Council of Europe’s monitoring committee lists a number …