Eurasia Press & News

Macedonia’s Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska will attend the 2-day EU-West Balkans ministerial forum on Justice and Home affairs. In the frameworks of the 2-day conference, several sessions, dedicated to fight against corruption, people trafficking, bilateral, multilateral regional and institutional cooperation for fighting against these issues, will be discussed.

Romanian President Traian Băsescu, who hopes to win second mandate, has sent critics to the opposition and media heads during the election rally in Cluj. “I will not give up fighting against Parliament and media magnates. I want second mandate,” Băsescu said before three thousand supporters. The idea on cutting …

Yordanka Fandakova, the newly-elected Mayor of the Bulgarian capital Sofia from the ruling party GERB, has received exactly 66,23% of the votes in Sunday’s Elections.

The Macedonian government is to hold consultations with the negotiator in the name dispute with Greece Zoran Jolevski, thus cancelling the meeting between the Macedonian and Greek negotiators and the UN mediator Matthew Nimitz scheduled for November 16-20. After hearing the positions of both sides, Nimitz had reserves as to …

The first meeting of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum will take place on November 16-17 in Brussels, a spokesperson for the European Commission said.

The people of Kosovo have voted in local elections – the first poll since the territory declared independence from Serbia last year. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s ruling PDK coalition has claimed a “convincing” victory, but official results are due in the next few hours. Voting passed off calmly, with turnout …

Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and Slovenian Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation on the South Stream gas pipeline project in Moscow on Saturday.

Georgian president expressed satisfaction with the format of enlarged council on national security of Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili stated at the regular meeting of the enlarged council that these meetings involving the opposition are a dialogue between the government and the opposition. “Of course, the dialogue does not mean we will …

Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Roćen said that Serbia has not submitted any demands to open up Serbian cultural centers in Montenegro. Roćen said that Montenegro has agreed to let Serbia open one consulate in Podgorica, along with the embassy. 

Communist MP Grigore Petrenco stated at a press conference on Friday that the convention’s content is a mystery as its text has never been published. “There is absolutely no transparency, we don’t know the provisions, the distances prescribed in the convention, and its beneficiaries”, said Petrenco, adding that he demanded …