Eurasia Press & News

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou urged Greece’s European partners on Friday to move fast to enact a recent summit deal on a second rescue for Greece, intended also to prevent contagio. “The decisions having been taken by the leaders, the appropriate European institutions as well as member-states should proceed now …

The talks between Serbia and KFOR are blocked, because the NATO mission agrees to allow only trucks with humanitarian aid to cross Jarinje and Brnjak border checkpoints in North Kosovo. According to the first agreement all trucks and cars weighing up to 3,5 tons were allowed to cross the checkpoints. …

Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said Friday that solving northern Kosovo crisis peacefully was “more important for Serbia than to the EU”. He also added that the country would not trade its state and national interests in the European integration process. Dačić said the security situation in …

Central manifestation marking the 16th anniversary of the Croat army Operation Storm will be held on Friday in the town of Knin. Top state and military officials will attend the celebration. Aside from the anniversary of the Operation Storm, which expelled around 200,000 Serbs, Croatia today celebrates Victory Day and …

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Georgia Thursday not to block Russia’s entry to the World Trade Organization, saying it could help the two countries move toward eventually restoring diplomatic relations.

Serbia will not exchange Kosovo for the EU membership, said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Affairs Ivica Dacic. “Many people bind in the latest events in Kosovo with the upcoming negotiations and exert pressure on Serbia, but our position is clear – there are red lines, which …

NATO-led mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and Serbian officials late Wednesday reached an accord on disputed border crossings in the north, but the ethnic-Albanian government in Pristina promptly rejected it.

The opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) believes Serbia should immediately stop talks related to its EU candidacy bid, and turn to the country’s traditional allies. High-ranking SRS official Vjerica Radeta told a news conference in Belgrade today that NATO was sending forces to help the Kosovo Albanian authorities take control of …

Kosovo government has announced that the agreement reached by KFOR Commander Erhard Buhler and Serbian government representatives is unfeasible. The Kosovo authorities also added that embargo on Serbian goods would remain in effect. Serbian representatives and the KFOR commander reached an agreement on Wednesday, according to which KFOR will keep …

The aid consists of 20 tons of sugar and cooking oil, 30 tons of T-500 flour and five tons of powdered milk. The total value of the goods is RSD 8.49mn. The Serbian government decided on Monday to send 75 tons of foodstuffs from the Commodity Reserves Directorate to the …