Bulgaria’s government has moved to absorb EU money for the creation of an information system of the navigation of the Danube River. The project will cost BGN 35.4 M, with 85% of that coming from EU funds under the Operational Program
Read More »French European Affairs Minister sayst that Serbia will certainly join EU
French European Affairs Minister Jean Leonetti says Serbia will certainly become a full-fledged member of the EU and that its membership is not questionable. Pointing out that Serbia has already made significant progress on its EU pathway, the French minister said that “much more effort needs to be made in …
Read More »PACE adopts resolution on Balkans political situation
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) adopted late Thursday a resolution on the political situation in the Balkans. “The PACE urged all the countries of the region to work towards reconciliation and enhancement of dialogue”, head of the Serbian
Read More »EU facilitator and Serbian Minister for Kosovo agreed that dialogue most continue soon
Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović said Friday he and EU facilitator Robert Cooper agreed that the dialogue needed to continue as soon as possible. He added and that an independent investigation into the incidents at the Jarinje administrative crossing was necessary.
Read More »Croatia did not back down from the draft law on the annulment of indictments issued in Serbia
The Croatian government in Zagreb on did not back down from the draft law on the annulment of indictments issued in Serbia. Jadranka Kosor’s cabinet even proposed a declaration alongside this regulation claiming that
Read More »Bulgaria discussed energy exports from Kazakhstan to Europe
Kairgeldy Kabyldin, president of Kazakhstan’s oil and gas company KazMunaiGas discussed increasing Kazakh energy exports to Europe with Bulgarian Energy Minister Traycho Traykov during the latter’s visit to the Kazakh capital Astana.
Read More »Serbian President says the southeastern countries have no choice outside EU
Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that “at this moment South-East European countries have no other choice but to continue with their EU integration”. Speaking in the town of Aranđelovac in central Serbia on Thursday, he noted that in that process, they have to at the same time rely on …
Read More »Romania supports Macedonia’s EU membership
Romania resolutely supports the EU and NATO integration of Macedonia, stated Romanian President Traian Basescu after meeting Macedonian counterpart George Ivanov in Bucharest. Ivanov is on a two-day official visit to Romania in a bid
Read More »Turkish Cypriot opposition rejects shelf agreement with Turkey
Turkish Cyprus’s main opposition Republican Turks’ Party (CTP) said they rejected the continental shelf agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot government. The statement from the CTP said the Cyprus issue was at a critical stage and a road map would be
Read More »Macedonian president visits Romania
President Gjorge Ivanov pays Thursday an official visit to the Republic of Romania. Ivanov and his host, Romanian President Traian Basescu, will refer to bilateral relations and other issues of countries’ interest.
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