Eurasia Press & News
UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz met on Friday (May 28th) with Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor to discuss Croatia’s level of co-operation with The Hague. He urged the country to do more to boost the tribunal’s investigations, reiterating that Croatia’s co-operation is an essential
Read More »Serbia allows EU citizens to travel without passports
The government decided on Friday (May 28th) to allow EU citizens, as well as those of Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, to enter Serbia and travel around the country without a passport this summer, relying instead on an identity card. The announcement, made at a joint press conference in Belgrade by …
Read More »Macedonia to host regional NATO-integration conference today
A two-day conference on regional stability and NATO integration begins today in Bitola, local media reported on Friday. The event will focus on developing a common trans-Atlantic vision and the future prospects of the Balkans, Macedonia’s defence ministry said on its website. Defence ministers and top defence officials from 11 …
Read More »Socialist International calls for transparent elections in Albania
A parliamentary investigation must be conducted in Albania to pave the way for eventual EU integration, the world organisation, Socialist International (SI), said on Saturday (May 29th) in Tirana. SI Secretary-General Luis Ayala of Chile stressed that the ongoing political stalemate is the direct result of a lack of transparency …
Read More »Punopravno članstvo u EU zajednički cilj
SARAJEVO Haris Silajdžić, predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH, Boris Tadić, Ivo Josipović i Filip Vujanović, predsjednici Srbije, Hrvatske i Crne Gore, potpisali su juče u Sarajevu, nakon okončanja sesije Igmanske inicijative, zajedničku izjavu u kojoj se naglašava da je strateški interes zemalja zapadnog Balkana ulazak u EU i prihvatanje evropskih vrijednosti. Posebno …
Read More »Federacija BiH kasni
SARAJEVO Parlament Federacije BiH nije usvojio ni nacrt izmjena Krivičnog zakona čije je usvajanje jedan od tri preostala uslova za ukidanje viza građanima BiH. Predsjedavajući Predstavničkog doma Parlamenta FBiH Safet Softić rekao je juče da će izmjene ovog zakona, koji mora biti usklađen sa državnim, biti usvojene do 25. juna …
Read More »Kosovo signs very first IMF loan
The government of Kosovo signed an agreement for its very first International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan on Thursday. Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Thaci at a news conference in Pristina said the terms of
Read More »Ukidanje viza uz tri uslova
SARAJEVO, BRISEL Evropska komisija predložila je u četvrtak ukidanje viza za građane Bosne i Hercegovine i Albanije. Prijedlog Evropske komisije treba da potvrde Vijeće ministara Evropske unije i Evropski parlament, stoga se očekuje da će građani BiH bez viza u zemlje šengena moći putovati od jeseni ove godine. Evropska komisija …
Read More »Romania supports Macedonia’s bids to join NATO, EU
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Thursday that his country would give its unconditional support to Macedonia’s bids to join NATO and the European Union. Basescu, who is paying an official visit to Macedonia, made the announcement at a joint press conference with his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov, news reaching …
Read More »EU mediators try to end stalemate in Albania
EU personnel met with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Socialist Party (SP) leader Edi Rama on Wednesday (May 26th) in Tirana, in a bid to mediate a solution to the months-long political stalemate. At issue are differences over the transparency of the June 2009 general elections, which the SP …
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