Eurasia

European Commission President Jose Barroso said Greece is on track to achieve its deficit-cutting goals. “Greece is making a huge effort,” Barroso said in New York yesterday. The European Union and the International Monetary Fund “have recognized that they are on track to meeting their targets” for cutting the deficit, …

The Serbian language will be taught in southern Albania to benefit a Serb community living in the Libofsh municipality. Serbian Ambassador to Tirana Miroljub Zaric inaugurated the learning programme on Saturday

Balkan leaders are in New York  to attend this week’s 65th UN General Assembly. The meeting is aimed at accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals that are scheduled to be met by 2015.There will also be a Balkan Summit, attended by the presidents and prime ministers of Balkan states, …

Serbia expects the status of Kosovo to be on the agenda of upcoming talks between Belgrade and Pristina, Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Sunday (September 19th). He added that since the recently passed resolution on Kosovo at the UN General Assembly did not recognise its independence, any future …

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is not satisfied with Serbia’s cooperation regarding Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić.

Creditors from the EU and International Monetary Fund (IMF) required from Greece more aggressive approach for reducing its budgetary deficity. Moreover the government has exhausted its arsenal of

The Kosovo Albanian president and prime minister requested from EULEX to act in mostly Serb northern Kosovo, said reports. The Albanian language daily Koha Ditore writes that they want the EU mission to “begin combating organized crime and arresting the main suspects for smuggling and other serious criminal acts”.

After last night’s meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon said that Athens’ position on name issue is clear, adding that they expressed will in solving name issue.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Serbian President Boris Tadic are expected to meet EU officials this week to discuss the possibility for Pristina-Belgrade talks. The two are set to meet with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in New York. The first meeting will be a “symbolic”, meaning that …

Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in the name row between Macedonia and Greece, said he sees a positive development in the dispute, but he didn’t table any new proposal during the late Sunday’s meeting with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov.