Eurasia Press & News

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic during his visit to Kosovo on Friday was honored by the Kosovo’s President with the “Golden Medal of Independence”, while Pristina declared him an honourary citizen. During the meeting with his Kosovar counterpart Fatmir Sejdiu, Mesic said the award is the highest the newest state in …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel might pay a visit to the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca in the spring. There she will be conferred a degree honoris causa by the international university Babes-Bolyai in the city. The university expects Ms. Angela Merkel since the moment when its management decided to present her …

Croatians will vote in a presidential runoff election this Sunday, which polls and analysts indicate will be won by jurist and classical music composer Ivo Josipovic of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, SDP. Josipovic, who has campaigned under the promise of “new justice” for Croatia, will face populist independent candidate …

The Central Europe and especially the Czech Republic and Hungary, are used as centers for coordination, communication and conciliation between very powerful international crime syndicates, which have managed to install their HQs of their operations and gain access in the heart of the EU. Although it has not been a …

Serbian President Boris Tadič did not reach any agreement with the temporary institutions of Kosovo regarding his stay during Christmas in the monastery of Dečani.

Outgoing Croatian President Stjepan Mesic sets off for a visit to Kosovo. At the end of December he accepted the letters credential of the Kosovan ambassador to Zagreb Valdet Sadiku and said he would visit Kosovo a day after Orthodox Christmas to avoid offending Serbian President Boris Tadic. The Serbian …

Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu has asked EULEX and the International Civilian Office (ICO) to support authorities in their efforts to dissolve Serb parallel structures in Kosovo. Sejdiu met on Tuesday (January 5th) with EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon and ICO official Fletcher Burton to discuss the recent appointment of judges …

Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor reassured her government’s coalition partners that the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is stable and stronger than ever. This follows the expulsion of former prime minister and honorary party president Ivo Sanader, which sparked fears of a split in the ruling party. Sanader was expelled from the …

The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will take concrete steps to force early elections, leader Tomislav Nikolic said. He noted that one possibility would be to launch a nationwide petition to collect signatures for the move. Nikolic added that his party will seek the early vote in order to receive …

‘Whatever is written in the coalition government contract is valid. Turkey’s integration into the EU is in Germany’s interest,’ says German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. ‘This is, however, an open-ended process, not an automatic one. I am sure the Turkish government will keep up with reforms’Germany will stick to the …