Eurasia Press & News

Some progress concerning the opposition’s demands regarding early elections was made during a leaders’ meeting Sunday (March 20th). Attending were Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, leader of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE, his coalition partner Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, as well as the leader of the opposition SDSM …

Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmond Haxhinasto says that Tirana and Pristina plan a joint agenda for the recognition of Kosovo’s independence. The foreign ministries are preparing a plan

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and the first lady Zorka Parvanova will pay a one-day working visit to Croatia at the invitation of Croatian President Ivo Josipovic and his wife Tatyana Josipovic. The two head of states will hold a private meeting in Zagreb. During his visit President Parvanov will meet …

There are century-old traditions in the relations between the peoples of Bulgaria and Croatia, but today they assume a new quality – the quality of NATO and EU allies, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said at a joint press conference with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic. Bulgarian President and his Croatian counterpart …

The EU membership requirements are one package. Croatia is doing what Bulgaria did, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said at a joint press conference with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic. He was asked about the rate of political lobbying for Croatia’s EU membership.

Greece’s government has not given up on its plans to erect a fence along the country’s border with Turkey in order to counter the influx of illegal immigrants, Christos Papoutsis, the Greek Minister for Citizen Protection said. The respective procedures for the realization of the project will soon be launched, …

US Vice President Joe Biden sided firmly on 11 March with Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat and his reform plan. He called for the resumption of negotiations with secessionists seeking to break part of Moldova away and align with Russia.

Georgia’s deputy foreign minister dismissed on Monday Russian media rumors that Georgia has broken off talks on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization. “Negotiations are in process and their continuation is in our best interests,” Nino Kalandadze said.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a phone conversation on Saturday (March 19th) with his US and British counterparts, Hillary Clinton and William Hague, to discuss recent developments in Libya. NATO member Turkey is following closely the situation and will make the “necessary and appropriate” contribution to the operation, the Foreign …

Outgoing Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) President Borjana Kristo said on Friday (March, 18th) that she will not hand over her duties to newly elected President Zivko Budimir. He was elected in violation of the constitution and laws, Kristo said, requesting that the Constitutional Court comment on the issue.