Eurasia Press & News
Bulgarian PM at a forum on energy speaks about Bulgaria’s potential to become market leader in energy and natural gas industry. Bulgaria is beginning to see itself and the potential it has to become the main distributor of natural gas for the entire Southeastern Europe and the Black sea region. …
Read More »Macedonia’s Albanians Impatient on Name Deal
The largest ethnic Albania party in Macedonia, the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, warned its bigger ruling partner, VMRO DPMNE, that its patience for resolving the burning Athens-Skopje name dispute is running out. The party vice president, Rafiz Aliti, said the talks for solving this row, which are hampering Macedonia’s …
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Author: Mirza Čubro Priča o raspodjeli državne imovine pretvorila se u agoniju kojoj se, nažalost, ne nazire kraj. Komisija koja bi trebalo da priprema zakon o državnoj imovini od svog osnutka osuđena je na neuspjeh. Sastav komisije odražava odnos snaga na političkoj pozornici. Iluzorno je, stoga, očekivati da nacrt zakona …
Read More »Srđan Arnaut: Kučevićevo puštanje na slobodu odluka je Suda
Author: Mirza Čubro Sud, po važećem zakonu u BiH, u svakom pa i u slučaju Tasima Kučevića odlučuje hoće li osuđenik biti pritvoren ili pušten na slobodu nakon izricanja presude, kaže Srđan Arnaut, zamjenik ministra pravde BiH. Odbio je da komentariše činjenicu da je Tasim Kučević, nakon što je u …
Read More »Croatia seems to back Rehn’s amended proposal on border dispute with Slovenia
BRUSSELS, Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s latest proposal on resolving the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia broadly complies with Zagreb’s requirements, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said on Wednesday (April 22nd), following talks with EU and Slovenian officials in Brussels.
Read More »Rehn says Macedonia has chance of getting EU talks start date by end of year
BRUSSELS, Belgium Macedonia could receive a date for launching EU accession talks by the end of this year, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Wednesday (April 22nd) after a meeting with Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki in Brussels.
Read More »UNMIK’s Zannier says six-point plan on Kosovo is being implemented
PRISTINA, Kosovo UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier said on Wednesday (April 22nd) that he sees elements of the six-point plan for Kosovo being implemented by the country’s institutions. The plan, proposed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and approved by the UN Security Council in October, gives more competencies to the Serb …
Read More »Karadzic says he has document proving existence of Holbrooke agreement
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says the United States has provided him with a document proving he signed an agreement in 1996 with the US envoy in the Balkans at that time, Richard Holbrooke, guaranteeing him immunity before The Hague war crimes tribunal in exchange …
Read More »Hague tribunal still waiting for Croatia’s documents on Operation Storm
ZAGREB, Croatia Prosecutors at The Hague war crimes tribunal have not received documents on the use of artillery by Croatian forces during their effort to regain control of the Krajina region as part of the 1995 Operation Storm, tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran said on Wednesday (April 22nd).
Read More »Albanian judicial institutions report to EU diplomats
TIRANA, Albania Diplomats from the EU’s 27 member states heard briefings in Tirana on Wednesday (April 22nd) on the work of judicial institutions related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU and preparations for the country’s 2009 progress report. The diplomats met with chief prosecutor Ina Rama, as …
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