Eurasia

Bulgaria and Russia are starting negotiations for a new long-term gas supplies agreement at the beginning of 2010. This has become clear Thursday during the conversations between the Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shmatko.

The Republic of Moldova’s central government recognizes Tiraspol as a dialog partner at the negotiating table, but shall never agree to recognize it as a subject of international law – in whatever form. Moldova’s Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu stated on Wednesday night during his meeting with the OSCE …

Evropski sud za ljudska prava uvažio je žalbe Derve Sejdića i Jakoba Fincija i presudio da BiH diskriminira svoje građane zabranjujući svima koji se ne izjašnjavaju kao Bošnjaci, Srbi ili Hrvati pravo da biraju i budu birani. Presuda koja je u utorak objavljena nikog nije iznenadila. Svi znamo da je …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan tranche of EUR 349.6mn for Serbia. This international financial institution also stated that the effects of the economic crisis have for now been successfully curbed in the country. The IMF board of directors has finished the second revision of the Serbian …

Serbian President Boris Tadić will today in Belgrade meet with Serb leaders from the region. A statement from his cabinet did not specify who the president would host today. However, Republic of Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik’s cabinet has confirmed that he would attend. Unofficially, Serb representative in Croatia Milorad …

Submitting Serbia’s application for EU candidacy was not premature, says Boris Tadić, and adds he hopes the country would receive that status in 2010. Speaking in Novi Sad on Wednesday night, the president said that Serbia was “not the same country” after the formal request to become EU candidate, submitted …

Croatian Ambassador Ivan Kujundjic has become a Doyen Ambassador to Macedonia, Croatian foreign ministry said in a statement. “For a small country such as the Republic of Croatia, it’s a great recognition to be first among the representatives of the international community in certain country,” Kujundhic said. He serves as …

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha extended an invitation to Serbian President Boris Tadic to visit Tirana. Berisha met with a delegation of Kosovo Serbs, who embarked on a historic trip to Albania, and told them that he invited Serbian president to visit Albania, local media reported.

Georgia and Russia said Thursday they had agreed to re-open their land border to traffic, in the first sign of a thaw in relations after their bitter war last year. The two countries reached a deal under Swiss mediation to re-open the Upper Lars checkpoint, which was closed in 2006, …

As of January 1, Montenegrin nationals up to 14 years old who intend to travel to Serbia will require passports, while those aged 14 to 18 will need to present either a passport or ID card. The decision was made by the Serbian Interior Ministry, according to a statement released …