Macedonia, Croatia to step up economic co-operation 25/10/2006 SKOPJE, Macedonia — President Branko Crvenkovski and his visiting Croatian counterpart, Stipe Mesic, vowed Tuesday (October 24th) to step up bilateral economic co-operation. The two heads of state signed a joint statement defining the basic principles of co-operation and pledging to contribute …

Appointing a new army chief of staff last month, Romanian President Traian Basescu pledged to keep the military far from politics. “Not for a single moment will I tolerate any political involvement by the army,” he said during the ceremony to invest Rear Admiral Gheorghe Marin as the new chief …

Press freedom has improved in many parts of Southeast Europe (SEE) over the last 12 months, according to a new survey released on Tuesday (October 24th). However, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is the only country in the region ranking among the top 20 nations in the world on this issue.