Eurasia Press & News
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — The Bosnian Serb police on Tuesday (5 July) discovered two large explosive devices close to the site where dignitaries and thousands of mourners will gather on 11 July to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. A total of 35kg of plastic explosives …
Read More »New Bulgarian Parliament to Convene on 11 July
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov signed a decree Tuesday (5 July) summoning the country’s new parliament to convene on 11 July. He also urged the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which won the 25 June general election but failed to secure an outright majority, to try to reach agreement on a government …
Read More »Libya Delays Final Verdict in Bulgarian Medics’ Case
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a surprise move Tuesday (31 May), Libya’s Supreme Court delayed until 15 November its ruling in the case against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were accused of spreading the HIV virus in Benghazi. A lower court sentenced the six medics to death more …
Read More »UN Envoy Visits Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus — UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast met with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, according to a UN press release issued Tuesday (31 May). The UN envoy, who kicked off a several-day tour of the region, is expected to meet with Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat …
Read More »NATO Air Surveillance System Presented to Romanian Military
BUCHAREST, Romania — NATO’s early warning and air control system NAEW and C was presented to the Romanian Air Force Staff on Tuesday (31 May). A demonstration flight was conducted aboard an AWACS surveillance aircraft. In other news, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia will participate Thursday in a proliferation security initiative …
Read More »Gul Says Turkey Ready to Seal Expanded Customs Protocol With EU
ANKARA, Turkey — Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday (31 May) that the country is ready to sign an expanded customs union agreement with the EU, which includes Cyprus. He added that the document awaits some finalisation on the EU side. Sealing the treaty is the main condition set by …
Read More »Macedonia’s Buckovski, UNMIK Chief Expected to Meet in Skopje
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski and UNMIK chief Soren Jessen-Petersen are to meet in Skopje Wednesday (1 June) to discuss issues related to border demarcation and co-operation in fighting organised crime, according to the Makfax news agency. Later this month, Kosovo Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi is expected to …
Read More »Czech Republic Pledges Support for Croatia’s Euro-Atlantic Bids
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic paid a daylong visit to the Czech Republic on Tuesday (31 May) and said Prague fully supports Zagreb’s bids for membership in the EU and NATO. Grabar-Kitarovic met with Czech counterpart Cyril Svoboda and parliamentary officials. …
Read More »Croatian Investigators Searching for Gotovina Wrap Up Visit to Italy
ZAGREB, Croatia — A delegation that included interior ministry representatives has returned from Italy, where they had gone to investigate reports last week that special police had detained fugitive war crimes indictee Ante Gotovina. The reports, which ended up being refuted by both the Italian and Croatian governments, said the …
Read More »Kosovo Adopts New Postal Codes; Belgium Pledges Assistance With Reforms
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Serbia-Montenegro — Kosovo adopted a new system of postal codes on Tuesday (31 May) to speed up mail delivery. Pristina will now use 10000 as its new code instead of the old Yugoslav code of 38000. The new system has been approved by UNMIK’s legal office. In other …
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