Greek lawmakers discussed the country’s claims for reparations from Germany for war crimes, approving a cross-party committee report proposing compensation is formally sought. The proposal calls on the government to take “all appropriate diplomatic and legal action to demand and fully satisfy all claims of the Greek state.” Athens is seeking reparations for the destruction …
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The European Commission knows about the Dutch parliament voting to suspend visa-free travel with Albania, but has received no request for suspension yet, the coordinating spokesperson for the commission said Wednesday. “There is a specific procedure that’s in place for the visa suspension mechanism, and to date, we have received no notifications from any member states requesting the visa suspension mechanism be triggered for any of the …
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EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has spoken about a possible deal between Kosovo and Serbia. The senior EU official has not ruled out the possibility of territorial swaps in the final agreement expected to be reached between the two countries. “For the time being, I would not be able to predict the final result”, Hahn …
Territorial swaps between Kosovo and Serbia still on the table Read More »
Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece could lead to other agreements in the Balkans, says the European Union’s commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations Johannes Hahn. “I think we were both very successful, and the U.S. was very supportive on what we call today North Macedonia,” Hahn tells in his interview with The Washington Post, …
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An agreement between Pristina and Belgrade is possible within this year despite setbacks of the recent months in recent months, was declared by Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci. “We have to sit down even with our arch enemies, but without any preconditions, and try to listen to each other,” Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaçi told the Guardian …
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Albanian opposition held a four hour protest on Saturday evening in the capital Tirana; a protest which was filled with tension and violence. Addressing his party faithful, who accompanied him at the party’s headquarters, opposition leader, Lulzim Basha said that “you have sealed Edi Rama’s departure as a non-negotiable condition for a transit government, which …
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Albanian PM, Edi Rama held a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Tsipras during the 16+1 summit between countries of Southeast Europe and China taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Albanian government released a statement a few minutes ago, but without offering any details about the results of the meeting: “The meeting between the Albanian PM …
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Self Determination Party in Kosovo has held a series of meetings with its supporters all over the country under the slogan “Down with this government of thieves”. In the numerous meetings that he has had with party faithful, chairman Albin Kurti has demanded “fresh elections to put an end to this regime”. In last night’s …
Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia will meet on April 29 in Berlin at the invitation of Germany and France. This was confirmed on Wednesday by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, who said that he was invited in Berlin along with this country’s Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic. Meanwhile, Kosovo’s president Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj …
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The Albanian delegation, which is participating in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly session, taking place from 8 to 12 April in Strasbourg, has had a meeting with Croatian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marija Mejcinovic Buric. During this meeting, the Croatian senior official has praised the reforms that Albania has launched and said …
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Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov’s VMRO party said that it would register on April 9 for European Parliament elections, becoming the second of the “United Patriots” nationalist grouping to do so separately from its partners. Parties and coalitions intending to participate in Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections have until April 10 to …
“We in the European Union can live safe and stable only if we do more for security, stability and regional reconciliation in the Western Balkans”, said Michael Roth, state secretary of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In an interview for Deutsche Welle (DW), Roth has stressed that he was “satisfied over the fact that …
Rumors of holding new elections in Istanbul! While the count of invalid ballots in Istanbul continues, the difference between the winner Ekrem Imamoglu and the ruling party candidate, Binali Yildirim, has fallen to about 15,000 votes from 23,000, but everyone agrees that as things stand at the moment, the difference can not to change in …
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11 years ago, two months after the proclamation of independence, parliament also ratified the country’s Constitution, which came into effect on 15 June 2008. The Constitution is the most important legal document which guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for citizens of this country. The Constitution defines Kosovo as a secular state. This document has 14 …
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North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov is confident in country’s European perspective – North Macedonia’s success in the European integration is a success for entire region. Dimitrov, who is paying working visit to Berlin, said on Facebook that the next two days are crucial to the country’s European prospects. “The next two days, key meetings …
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Turkey has demanded from authorities in North Macedonia to extradite individuals suspected of being members of FETO organization. PM Zoran Zaev said that authorities in Skopje will act in compliance with the International Convention for Extradition and the country’s legislation. He said that they’re examining the requests made by Turkish authorities, but without specifying if …
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The number of asylum seekers from Kosovo in EU member countries has seen the biggest decline among all countries of Western Balkan region. According to the latest report issued by EPIK, in 2018 there were only 4970 asylum seekers from Kosovo, whereas in 2015 this number was 72480. EPIK institute says that the number of …
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Greece’s Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis stated that the Government has not fully explained the positive aspects of the Prespa Agreement. In an interview with the Greek newspaper Documento, Speaker Voutsis says that instead of explaining the agreement to the people, the Government has put it on standby, believing that the positive aspects of the deal …
Media outlets in both countries have recently reported that hundreds of refugees are staying on the Greek side of the border with North Macedonia in an attempt to cross this border. According to authorities in North Macedonia, rumours spread on social media has led to a high concentration of refugees on the border. Refugees want …
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Kosovo and Serbia have entered the final phase of dialogue which aims at normalizing ties between the two countries. However, this process of dialogue has recently come to a halt and no meetings have taken place between the presidents of the two countries in the past four months. This stalemate has worried EU representatives. EU …
