Eurasia

Re-arrests Hope to Prove Bosnia Terror Plots

Bosnian security forces have rearrested three men on charges of terrorism and illegal weapons trafficking in a renewed attempt by the prosecution to prove the group’s international terror network connections, having failed to indict them previously due to lack of evidence, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Arrested for …

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Basarabenii au reintrat în viaţa politică a României

„Îi dorim mult succes şi Dumnezeu să ne ajute în ceea ce avem de făcut împreună” (Mihai Ghimpu, preşedintele RM) „Rezultatul pe care l-a obţinut Traian Băsescu este cel pe care l-a meritat în R. Moldova” (Vlad Filat, premierul RM) Alegerile prezidenţiale din România au marcat mai multe premiere. Una …

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Bjegunci će kazne služiti i u zemlji u kojoj nisu osuđeni

Vijeće ministara BiH utvrdilo je jučer prijedlog ugovora između BiH i Srbije kojim će biti omogućeno da osobe koje su pravosnažno osuđene u jednoj zemlji kaznu izdržavaju u drugoj. Sporazum gotovo identične sadržine između BiH i Hrvatske trebalo bi da bude usvojen na narednoj sjednici Vijeća ministara. Postojeći ugovori BiH …

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Bulgarian Socialist MEP Slams Jeleva EPP Appointment

Electing Rumiana Jeleva to the position of Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) was a mistake, according to statements made by Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin. He has spoken out on Friday, criticizing Jeleva’s appointment because she is also a candidate for a post as commissioner. He added that the …

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Armenia threatens to annul Turkey deal over Karabakh

Armenia on Thursday threatened to walk away from a landmark deal to establish ties with Turkey if Ankara continues to link the agreement with the dispute over Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region. “Armenia is prepared to honor its international commitments and we expect the same from Turkey,” President Serge Sarkisian said during …

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Serbian FM Jeremić: Mixed signals on EU application

Serbia is getting mixed signals from EU countries on when to formally apply for membership, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told Reuters in New York. He also added that “a decision soon will be made soon”. Jeremić said that EU membership was Serbia’s “central strategic priority”.

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Macedonia-Italian cultural cooperation

Macedonia and Italy will sign the third program on bilateral cooperation in the field of culture, education and science for the period from 2009 to 2012. The document will be signed this afternoon in Skopje by Macedonia Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska and the Italian Ambassador in Macedonia.

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Hearings on Kosovo at ICJ to end

Vietnam and Venezuela are the last two countries to present their arguments to the court on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. The process was taken by Serbia to the International Court of Justice.

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Turkish President to visit Montenegro

Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrives on Friday on a two-day official visit to Montenegro. Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic and Gul are to meet in the Cetinje residence and then they will hold a press conference. A business delegation of some 100 members will arrive with the Turkish President to attend …

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