Eurasia Press & News

The leader of the ruling ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia has called on the government to focus on efforts to find a solution to the ongoing name row with Greece. Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, on Sunday also warned the government against stirring up tensions between …

The President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic, is visiting Serbia in what is seen as a move by both sides to improve relations between the two countries. Vujanovic will meet his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic. It is their first meeting after Serbia expelled Podgorica’s ambassador last year in objection to Montenegro’s …

France supports the lifting of EU visas for Macedonian citizens, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski Friday in Paris. Macedonian media media cited Sarkozy as saying that France would unambiguously support any European Commission’s recommendation for lifting the visa regime for Macedonian citizens.

Romanian President Traian Basescu visited Paris Monday to discuss among other issues the possibility of building a nuclear reactor for Romania, with France’s leader. French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said Monday’s meeting over lunch would be devoted mainly to bilateral issues, the Associated Press reported.  

A gathering of Muslim worshipers planned to welcome Bosnia’s Grand Mufti, Mustafa Ceric, to Serbia, has been banned by Serbian Police, citing safety concerns. The meeting was supposed to take place in Tutin, southwest Serbia, on Monday.

A Serb bank operating in Kosovo, Komercialna Banka, that was granted a license in 2006 by Kosovo’s Administration, is not reporting its activities to the country’s Central Bank. Komercialna Banka is located in Mitrovica, Gracanica, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, Zvecan, Slivova, Shterpce and Dragash, areas populated by Serbian minority in Kosovo. 

Algeria is the latest country to express its opinion on Kosovo’s status, and says it will not recognise the newly independent state. “The Algerian government’s position on the issue of Kosovo is clear. We consider this to be a problem of partition, secession, not of self-determination.m,” said the Algerian ambassador …

Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Pripadnici Tajne službe SAD, zaduženi za bezbjednost američkog predsjednika i potpredsjednika, već nekoliko dana borave u Sarajevu pripremajući teren za dolazak američkog potpredsjednika Džozefa Bajdena u posjetu BiH. “Prethodnica koju sačinjavaju pripadnici Tajne službe SAD u BiH, odnosno Sarajevu, borave već nekoliko dana. Njihov je …

Author: Mirza Čubro Vijeće ministara BiH ponovo je u krizi. Nije to neka vijest jer državna vlada je u konstantnoj krizi od potvrđivanja u ovom sastavu. Različiti su povodi za najavu blokada i zaustavljanja rada. Posljednji je izbor direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH. Fabrika skandala ponovo je pronašla način …

Police killed four suspected members of a Chechen suicide bombing squad overnight and the republic’s leader warned militants he would kill them unless they surrendered, news agencies reported on Saturday. The men were shot dead in separate incidents after two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Friday outside the Interior …