Majority in Albania decides to work without the opposition in Parliament

In Albania, the left wing majority has decided to proceed as normal after the decision of opposition MPs to resign from parliament, demanding early elections. Prime Minister Edi Rama convened his party’s parliamentary group and asked them to get ready as normal parliamentary  agenda will resume. Mr. Rama told MPs that despite the opposition’s decision …

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Mogherini: There will be no talks until tariffs on Serbian imports are scrapped

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Monday that she will not call a new round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade until authorities in Kosovo do not suspend tariffs imposed on imports coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mogherini made these comments in a news …

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IBNA Interview: Albanian Democrat MP Deda offers her insight on the opposition’s protest

The protest called by the opposition on 16 February attracted lots of attention. What really caught the eye during this protest? Was it a normal protest? Did it turn violent and why? What did this protest show? Did it improve the opposition’s reputation? What was the signal that this protest sent to PM Rama? Democrat Party MP, …

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Stoltenberg: NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo

NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared today from Brussels that NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo’s government on Serbian imports. Stoltenberg has also commented FSK, stressing that this force cannot go to the north without KFOR’s permission. “Several NATO allies are disappointed by the decision to introduce tariffs. We would also like …

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Opposition in Kosovo rejects the idea for territorial swaps with Serbia

Opposition parties in Kosovo are against the idea proposed by the country’s president, Hashim Thaci for border changes with Serbia. The opposition’s reactions were provoked by the fact that the Kosovar president has now openly admitted that the final agreement with the neighbouring country will also include a small border correction. “If a small border …

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Zakharieva: Bulgaria working with EU partners to implement Sofia Declaration from Western Balkans summit

Bulgaria is systematically working together with other European Union countries to implement the activities outlined in the Sofia Declaration adopted in May 2018 at the EU-Western Balkans summit, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva has told the National Assembly. The Sofia Declaration and the annex to it, known as the Sofia priority agenda, were signed on May …

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BiH Presidency members met with Federica Mogherini in Brussels

The three members of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović, met on Tuesday afternoon in Brussels with Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, during their first joint visit abroad since the Presidency was inaugurated in November last year. In response to their common …

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Albania’s PM Rama: Prespa Agreement solves a big gridlock in the region

“The Prespa agreement has been an important historical step. Lots of efforts were needed to be able to come to an agreement which finally solves one of the biggest gridlocks in the region and boosts the perspective of the people involved in this process”. This is how Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has commented this …

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DM Sekerinska: The Prespa Agreement reduces risks for the country and region

The  Republic of Macedonia received a positive response less than two months after it filed a motion for involvement in the European project for assessment of hybrid threats, said Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska on Thursday. Minister Sekerinska met with Gabor Iklody, director of Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) of the European External Action Service, saying …

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Tsipras to call vote of confidence after Kammenos’ party leaves Greek government

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior Independence Greek (ANEL) coalition partner in government, announced Sunday that his party is withdrawing from the government due to its opposition to the Prespa Agreement. The announcement came after his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. After the leader of the Independence Greek Party (ANEL) Panos …

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Six weeks of protests against Serbian President Vucic in Belgrade

Few thousand people turned out Saturday in Belgrade for the sixth week of street protests against populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. Demonstrations first started after thugs beat up an opposition politician in November, prompting calls for more democracy and an end to political violence in Serbia. In December, Vucic said he would …

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Mogherini demands the lifting of tariffs for dialogue with Serbia to resume

EU chief of diplomacy Federica Mogherini has demanded from the negotiating team to step up its efforts in the three months to come in order to achieve a peace agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. However, according to her, dialogue can only begin once tariffs on Serb goods are lifted by Kosovo. After the meeting that …

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SYRIZA confident of Macedonia name-change deal ratification

A crucial meeting of the SYRIZA Political Secretariat was held Monday to discuss developments with regards to the imminent ratification of an agreement with Macedonia to change the neighboring country’s name. The Political Secretariat members examined the ramifications of the ratification for the stability of the ruling coalition between left-wing SYRIZA and right-wing Independent Greeks …

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Komšić: The borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not negotiable

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency member, Željko Komšić (Croat), stressed on Friday that the BiH borders cannot be questioned in any way, regardless of what is happening at the border between Albania and Kosovo. His comments came as a reaction to the statement of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, who has …

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