Eurasia

The prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece are set to meet today in a fresh bid to resume dialogue ahead of EU Council meeting in December, when Macedonia expects to get a nod for start of EU membership talks. The two prime ministers are to meet this evening in the …

After Croatia’s EU entry, EU won’t accept any new members, EP rapporteur for Croatia Hannes Swoboda said. Croatia could wrap up its EU accession talks in mid-2010, but must continue with its judiciary reforms and fight against corruption, Swoboda pointed out. Swoboda urged EU authorities to work on the demands …

Serbian President Boris Tadic announced that Serbia needs to take different approach regarding Kosovo issue and added that Serbia’s inflexibility is the main problem. “Different approach in the negotiations with Kosovo is what Serbia needs to do. Inflexibility is one of the key problems we are facing. Today, more than …

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and his French Counterpart Bernard Kouchner have signed an agreement on security cooperation in Paris. Before the signing ceremony, the sides discussed the situation in the conflict regions and release of Georgian teens detained in Tskhinvali.

Council of Europe (CE) Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg will pay a visit to Georgia today. His visit will last till December 4, the information bureau of the CE in Georgia reported.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt visited Skopje Thursday on the eve of a meeting of Macedonian and Greece officials aimed at resolving an 18-year-old name dispute, officials said. Bildt, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, met Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, the government said …

Albania’s constitutional court accepted on Thursday an appeal by the opposition Socialist Party to review the legality of a territorial agreement with Greece, which delineates the continental shelf between the two countries in the Ionian Sea. 

Za otvaranje puta BiH prema EU su potrebne skromne promjene u Ustavu, izjavio je juče u Banjaluci Robert Kuper, generalni direktor za inostrane i vojnopolitičke poslove pri Generalnom sekretarijatu Savjeta EU. Kuper je nakon sastanka s Miloradom Dodikom, premijerom RS i liderom SNSD-a, kojem je dostavio nove prijedloge u vezi …

The Moldovan Parliament’s Permanent Bureau held its ordinary working meeting today and included the question of a presidential election date into the agenda of the legislative forum’s November 27 plenary sitting.

Serbian Orthodox Church will choose new Patriarch on January 22 next year, church’s Holy Synod said. Serbian Orthodox Church didn’t give any details, but said that the new Patriarch has to be chosen by February 15 the latest.