Eurasia

Romania wants a decision to be made on its Schengen entry bid during the first half of 2011, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said. Baconschi said that Romania’s goal is to see a decision on Schengen accession in the first half of the year. “We have done our

In a Wednesday, 19 January, vote, members of the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg voted in favor of ratifying Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between Serbia and the European Union. Voting in favor were 612 MEPs, with 38 voting against. The SAA is the first step for Western Balkan …

A parcel containing a hand grenade and a letter warning against further reconciliation with Serbia was sent to the Croatian Embassy in Berlin on Monday, 17 January, ahead of Croatian President Ivo Josipovic’s visit to Germany, which began today, 19 January. According to Croatian media reports, Josipovic said ‘such threats …

Members of the European Parliament today in Strasbourg voted in favor of approving the ratification of the SAA signed between Serbia and the EU. The vote ended with 612 votes in favor and 38 against.

“Macedonia wants a name solution to be found. Despite the consequences of the global economic crisis, this is the second biggest problem we are facing. The issue is not new; it is almost dates backs to the early days of our independence. Former, governments, premiers, presidents and ministers of foreign …

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev mulled peace and stability in the Caucasus at a meeting in Baku.  The dialogue between the two took place during Vashadze’s two-day visit to Azerbaijan.

During a state dinner in Athens, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that his visit symbolizes development of cooperation between two countries. “Relations between Armenia and Greece went up to a new level since Armenia

Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty, who alleged in a recent report that Kosovo officials were involved in organ trafficking, says he did not claim that Prime Minister Thaci himself was directly involved. Marty said that ‘if you read my report carefully, I don’t say that Mr. Thaci is implicated …

Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodore Pangalos said on Monday (January 17th) the government favours possibly extending the repayment period for the country’s outstanding debt, beyond its EU/IMF bailout loans. “Debt repayment extension may refer not only to

Montenegrin police have arrested a former member of the paramilitary group The Jackals on suspicion of 1999 war crimes against Kosovo civilians, the Serbian war crimes prosecutor’s office announced on Monday (January 17th). Ranko Momic was detained on Saturday based on an arrest warrant issued by Belgrade. He is in …