Eurasia Press & News
Skopje will not get a start date for negotiations for entry into the European Union, on account of the unresolved name problem with the country, according to diplomats in Brussels. A date was expected to be announced in June, but according
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April, 2013
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15 April
Croatians elect MEPs for the first time
Croatians are going to the polls Sunday to elect their first ever Members of the European Parliament. The country is to officially become an EU Member State on July 1, 2013.
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15 April
Slovakia could recognize Kosovo if Belgrade and Pristina sign agreement
Slovakia has always said it will recognize Kosovo once Belgrade and Priština sign an agreement to normalize their relations, said the country’s former Prime Minister Iveta Radičova. She added that Slovakia will support Serbia strongly on its path towards EU membership.
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15 April
Catherine Ashton starts Balkan tour
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is beginning her visit to the region on Monday with a trip to Montenegro. In Montenegro, Ashton is to meet with PM Milo Đukanović
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12 April
Intense battle between Syrian forces and rebels near Lebanon border
Syrian forces have battled rebels in the central province of Homs near the border with Lebanon as part of a counter-offensive aimed at regaining control of territory around the country and along strategic border areas. On Friday, April 12 troops clashed with rebels
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12 April
Armenia and Georgia discuss bilateral cooperation
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met on April 12 with Foreign Minister of Georgia Maia Panjikidze. Minister Panjikidze and her Armenian counterpart
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12 April
Catherine Ashton to visit Montenegro
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will visit Montenegro on Monday. This will be Ashton’s first visit to Montenegro since she took office
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12 April
Kosovo negotiations halted for now
Serbian PM Ivica Dačić said on Friday that there would be no continuation of the dialogue “because no acceptable agreement has been reached so far.” When asked whether he would go to a new round of
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11 April
Russian FM says his country is ready to expand relations with Georgia
Russia likes the Georgian government’s pragmatism and is ready to expand ties with the South Caucasus country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “The pragmatism with which
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11 April
Moldova interim PM to form new government
Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti on Wednesday invited caretaker Prime Minister Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, to form the new government. The president made the decision after consultations with the parties in the former governing coalition, the Alliance for European Integration.
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