Eurasia

Croatia is in final stage of EU accession talks

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that Croatia is in the final stage of its EU integration process but urged more reforms to achieve the membership goal. After meeting President Ivo Josipovic on Thursday (November 25th) in Zagreb, Fuele pointed out that a lot has been done in the past …

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Slovenian rapporteur for BiH visits Banja Luka

Former Slovenian President Milan Kucan, who was recently appointed as Slovenia’s special rapporteur for BiH, met with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on Wednesday in Banja Luka to discuss the current political situation in BiH. Kucan said that his role would be to contact representatives of the three communities in …

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Serge Brammertz sees little progress in hunt for Mladic

Little progress has been made in tracking down and arresting wartime fugitives Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic over the past six months, according to a draft report by UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz, quoted by media Tuesday (November 23rd). In the document, Brammertz suggests that Serbia’s efforts …

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Bulgarian FM, Polish FM : EU Should Focus on Ties with Ukraine, Belarus, Western Balkans

The European Union needs to solidify its ties with its neighbors to the east and south, according to the Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Poland. Nikolay Mladenov met with Radoslaw Sikorski in Warsaw; both top diplomats agreed that the EU must do more on its relations with Ukraine, Belarus and …

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Serbia received EC questionnaire

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has given the EC questionnaire to Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković in Belgrade this Wednesday.  Providing answers to the questionnaire is one of the conditions for EU candidacy status.

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Russia does not trust Georgian promises

Russia has its doubts about the promises of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili not to use force against his country’s breakaway republics, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. “These promises leave an ambiguous impression after

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Greece calls for Turkey-EU summit on accession

The European Union should hold a summit with candidate Turkey to set out a new strategy for Ankara’s bid to join the bloc as a full member, Greece’s Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas has said. “I think this is really the time to have a frank discussion with all the member …

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