Eurasia

Serbian President Boris Tadić said that even though 22 countries of the EU have recognized Kosovo, recognition is not a condition for Serbia’s integration. “Any other situation would be a very big problem and the integration process would be blocked,” Tadić said at a joint press conference held

Macedonia is fully committed to reaching a mutually acceptable solution to Greece-imposed name issue, which impedes Macedonia’s NATO membership, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said.

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze received European Parliament delegation, visiting Tbilisi and acquainted them with Georgia’s political situation.

Serbian President Boris Tadic told EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday (March 26th) that Belgrade’s goal is to get EU candidate status by the end of this year or in early 2011. He reiterated that his country will continue to co-operate with The Hague war crimes

Turkey’s chief negotiator with the EU, Egemen Bagis, has rejected Germany’s idea of privileged partnership for Turkey, instead of full membership. After talks with EU officials in Brussels on Friday (March 26th), he told reporters that there is no such term in the EU acquis. “The privileged partnership just does …

A draft resolution condemning crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995 moved to parliament’s docket Saturday (March 27th), submitted by 114 lawmakers from the ruling coalition. According to its text, parliament strongly condemns the 1995 Srebrenica crimes against Bosniaks, as confirmed by the

Leaders of the main political parties agreed on Friday (March 26th) that the arbitration border agreement with Croatia will be submitted to a binding referendum, once parliament ratifies the document. The Constitutional Court endorsed the agreement with Zagreb last week, giving parliament the green light to ratify the deal. Croatia …

După ce unii lideri ai AIE au revenit asupra deciziei de modificare a Constituţiei prin referendum, iniţial asumată plenar, spectrul alegerilor anticipate devine tot mai vizibil. Ce va fi, nu putem decât bănui. Dar, precum în povestea celebrei Pandora, atunci când deschizi cutia pe care nu trebuia să o deschizi, …

Interim Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu and his predecessor Vladimir Voronin are expected to have a meeting soon. During Parliament’s session today, Voronin asked for a discussion with Ghimpu. His request is believed to be a result of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu’s appeal to communist deputies …

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou late Thursday hailed as a “very satisfactory decision” a European move to extend a rescue package to debt-laden Athens, in comments to Greek public television. “Europe has taken a step forward … Europe and Greece will emerge stronger from this crisis,” Papandreou said.