Eurasia Press & News

Tužilaštvo Federacije BiH potpuno je razvlaštena institucija. Zvanično postoje, imaju milionski budžet, desetine zaposlenih, ali kada se sve sabere, njihov je utjecaj, najblaže rečeno, skroman. Institucije koje su lav od papira čest su slučaj u BiH. Nije to izum ovdašnjih političkih umova, ali je praksa koju su svesrdno prigrlili. Zemlja …

Greece is proposing a new EU membership road map for the Western Balkans states, which would make them fully-fledged members by 2014. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had outlined the plan to him yesterday. “It was a great honor to be the first representative …

The Serbian Supreme Court (VSS) has rejected the Croatian Justice Ministry’s extradition request for Željko Milovanović, the court announced on Tuesday. Milanović is suspected of killing weekIy Nacional owner Ivo Pukanić.

The director of the regional office of the UN Development Program for Europe, Kori Udovički, says the organization regrets the report published on Montenegro. In this internal UN report, Podgorica was referred to as “a provincial town” in which it was difficult for foreigners to live. Udovički told a press …

Croatia will testify before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Kosovo in December, a move daily Novi List believes will sour relations with Serbia. Croatia’s appearance before ICJ will not be taken lightly by Belgrade, and that Zagreb is steeling itself for a negative reaction. 

Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Konjanovski and his Spanish counterpart Carme Chacon Piqueras signed today in Skopje a Memorandum for cooperation in the defense field. The memorandum affirms the commitment for mutual understanding, information exchange and increasing of volume of bilateral cooperation between the two ministries.

China and Romania held a reception here on Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Hailing the two countries’ traditional friendship of cooperation, Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said China and Romania had enjoyed deepening cultural, economic …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Supreme Judicial Council are connected as far as the implementation of the measures under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism is concerned, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Rumyana Zheleva said during a meeting with Supreme Judicial Council representatives. Zheleva noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Sofia on Wednesday on the latest leg of his Europe tour. In a written statement issued upon arrival at the airport, Xi said this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Bulgaria, which had maintained healthy …

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is participating actively in regional cooperation and further developing its bilateral relations with its neighbours. However, the name issue continues to affect relations with Greece, reads the European Commission’s 2009 progress report on the country, published Wednesday. The document stresses that relations with Greece …