Eurasia

US President Barack Obama will meet with Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou on March 9 in Washington, Macedonian media report. Papandreou has been trying to appoint a meeting with Obama since the new US president stepped in the post. The Greek Diaspora in the USA has contributed for the meeting …

Signing a memorandum of understanding on cross-border cooperation means EUR 260 million in European funds in favor of the Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said after the Bulgarian and Romanian ministers in charge – Rosen Plevneliev and Elena Udrea – signed the memorandum.

Bulgaria and Kosovo are to sign a memorandum of understanding in the energy sector. The document will be signed by Bulagrian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov and Kosovan Minister of Energy and Mining Justina Shiroka-Pula.

The EU has set aside some 850 million EUR for Serbia from its preaccession funds, Adriano Martins, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia announced. Stating that in November, the Commission will be deciding on concrete projects to compete for the funds, he praised the efforts of Serbia to …

SARAJEVO Tranzicija Ureda visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice u Ured specijalnog predstavnika EU za BiH neće biti realizirana prije oktobarskih općih izbora, jer domaće vlasti nisu ispunile postavljene uslove i ciljeve. Potvrdio je to jučer Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH, nakon okončanog dvodnevnog zasjedanja Upravnog odbora Vijeća za …

„…orice stat este în drept, prin organul său suprem care este Parlamentul, să adopte orice lege. Comisia de la Veneţia nu poate submina activitatea Parlamentului… Ei ne ajută şi noi le suntem recunoscători…” (Mihai Ghimpu, preşedinte interimar al RM) Întrebarea hamletiană a guvernării de la Chişinău rămâne aceeaşi: modificarea Constituţiei …

Romania’s newly-appointed ambassador in Moldova Marius Lazurca will arrive in Chisinau the next month, according to foreign minister’s spokesman Valeriu Turea. On 9th February, his candidature to become Romania’s ambassador in Moldova was approved by parliamentary foreign policy committees.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg arrived in Georgia on a three-day visit Feb.26. During his visit Hammarberg will visit Tskhinvali, as well as meet with representatives of the Georgian authorities and partner international organizations, the Council of Europe’s representative office in Tbilisi reported. The commissioner will …

UN special envoy in name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz begins his visit to Athens, where he will meet with Greek authorities and discuss name issue under UN auspices. UN mediator Nimetz is slated to meet with Greece’s Alternative Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas. UN mediator Nimetz meet with …

Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic. We will meet only if the meeting is set on an international level and we don’t discuss Kosovo’s status, President Sejdiu said in a statement. He said that everybody should contribute to decrease tensions in the region, …