The political controversy in Serbia is rising, with the President of the Republic Aleksandar Vucic and the united opposition are preparing for the final battle to be given either on the polls or on the streets. At a moment when the protests of indignant citizens for Vucic’s totalitarian rule spread to many cities in Serbia […]
Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Greek Parliament is to begin debate “the ratification of protocol for the Republic of North Macedonia’s accession to NATO” on Thursday at 13h. Greek MPs will continue the debate on the accession protocol in a plenary session and with a vote on Friday. The draft […]
It was September last year when Edi Rama, full of pomposity, declared that regular flights would start the following day (14.09). “Tomorrow, Air Albania will start its first flights. There will be a month of test flights and then there will be flights to Rome, Milan, Bologna, London and Istanbul”, Mr. Rama declared at that […]
On Friday, the Greek Parliament will ratify the protocol for the admission of North Macedonia to NATO, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis made known. With the return of the Greek Prime Minister from Turkey – where today he meets with Turkish President Erdogan – on Thursday, a debate will be held in the competent committee, while […]
The new government measures to outlaw gambling in Albania came into effect on 1 January 20019. With this new law, the government closed all casinos and betting shops. Nonetheless, the government decided to allow the existence of casinos in five star hotels and tourist resorts. Meanwhile, the National Lottery, owned by a gambling and casino company […]
Serbia’s proposal for the normalization of relations with Kosovo could also include the idea for partition based on ethnic lines, in an attempt to keep the territories inhabited by a Serb majority in Kosovo. However, a detailed plan as to how this could be made possible has not yet been made public. This partition is […]
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) is gearing up for a general election later this year as leader Kyriacos Mitsotakis toured Greek cities over the weekend. The conservative party chief visited Patras in Western Greece on Friday, followed by Makrakomi and Karpenisi on Saturday, where he met with local party members and announced New Democracy candidates […]
Following intensive debates between majority and opposition, parliament in Kosovo has voted during the weekend the bill that defines the duties and responsibilities of Kosovo’s state delegation in the process of talks with Serbia. The two largest opposition parties, Self Determination Party and Democratic League of Kosovo declared that they were against this document, while […]
Skopje’s weekly newspaper, “Zaman”, which circulates in the Turkish language, announced today that it is refusing the financial assistance from the government of Macedona, in the framework of the country’s subsidy program. The announcement was preceded by a strong reaction from the Turkish embassy in Skopje, which considered the decision of the government to subsidize, […]
The Serbian ruling party and pro-government media have continued throwing insults against actor Sergej Trifunovic, who has been elected new president of the opposition Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) last week. The local branch of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Vranje, south of Serbia, has “congratulated” PSG “for electing president, an drug addict”, while […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has submitted a document to the ambassadors of the five main western countries and representatives of the European Union in Pristina regarding the process of talks with Serbia. Through this document, premier Haradinaj says that his government is ready to suspend the tariffs imposed on Serbia if several conditions are […]
During a cabinet meeting he chaired on Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced plans to increase the minimum wage in the country. The Greek premier said the minimum wage will be raised from 586 to 650 euros – an 11 percent increase – while the so-called sub-minimum wage of 518 euros paid to young employees […]
The issue of customs tax imposed by Pristina on 21 November on the import of Serbian products is part of the overall negotiation for a definitive solution to the Kosovo issue. At least that is the intention of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who is seeking exhanges to proceed with the abolition of tariffs. But for […]
The citizens of both countries are both winners with the signing of the Prespа Agreement, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in a statement to the Athens News Agency (ANA) on Sunday. “The citizens of our country and of our friend Greece can be proud today. They are the generation that put an end to an […]
The Greek parliament speaker’s office says a vote οn the ratification of the Prespa Agreement has been pushed back to Friday. The delay aims to accommodate the large number of lawmakers who want to speak during the debate. The vote had been scheduled to take place late Thursday night, but the office said there would […]
“The Prespa Agreement is not balanced and therefore problematic,” said Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship and former Greek FM in regard to the debate on Prespa Agreement in Greece’s Parliament in Athens. “All governments in the past had agreed on the geographical distinction, in this case the word ‘North’ […]
Since early Wednesday morning the debate on the Prespа Agreement from the plenary session of the Greek Parliament is underway, in the midst of intense political controversy. The MPs of New Democracy speak of “opacity” and “violation of the Agreement” on the part of Macedonia. In particular, they attack the government on the grounds that […]
The Greek parliament finished the first part of the debate on ratification of the Prespa Agreement in the early hours of Thursday and is set to continue this morning. The vote in Athens will take place in the evening or during the night. Greek media report that opposition party New Democracy will not file a […]
