Slovenia, Albania pledge to strengthen economic cooperation
by KG/XINHUASlovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec met with his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati here on Monday, with the two sides pledging to beef up business cooperation.Speaking to reporters...
View ArticleRussia appreciates Serbia's position of uniting Europe: Lavrov
by KG/XINHUARussian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Russia highly appreciates Serbia's position aimed to unite Europe instead of dividing it.Lavrov, who arrived in Belgrade for a...
View ArticleNorway to let local governments decide on begging
by KG/XINHUANorwegian parliament discussed on Monday a transitional arrangement to allow local governments to decide if begging is prohibited in their own areas.Norway repealed a national ban on...
View ArticleUkraine: €500 million of EU Macro-Financial Assistance disbursed
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission, on behalf of the EU, today disbursed €500 million to Ukraine, the first loan tranche from the new EU Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA II) programme for the country....
View ArticleEU on the local government elections in Georgia
by KG/EUROPAA spokesperson of the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) congratulated the voters and the candidates in Georgia for participating in the country’s local governments’ elections....
View ArticleRussia's Lavrov voices support for Serbia's efforts to join EU
by KG/XINHUARussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has voiced his support to Serbia's on-going EU integration efforts and announced all economic projects such as the South Stream gas pipeline will be...
View ArticleEU to pay for Ukraine gas debts: Austrian minister
by KG/XINHUAIn order to resolve the gas supply dispute between Russia and Ukraine, the EU will need to pay for Ukraine's outstanding gas invoices, an Austrian minister said Tuesday.Talking to the Oe1...
View ArticleRussia urges Ukraine to ensure journalists' safety
by KG/XINHUARussian President Vladimir Putin had asked Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko to ensure the safety of journalists in a telephone conversation Tuesday, the Kremlin said."Putin expressed...
View ArticleEU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission has today officially launched a new EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region in the form of a Communication and an Action Plan, to help its 70 million...
View ArticleKosovo Serbs remove barricade in Mitrovica after three years of erection
by KG/XINHUASerbs have removed the barricades that had been blocking the main bridge over the river in the divided town of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo for almost three years.The dismantling of the...
View ArticleNorwegian radicals in Syria mostly with little education: PST report
by KG/XINHUAMost Norwegian radicals who traveled from Norway to Syria to fight in militant groups, are young men with little education and no job, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSerbia first non-EU country to sign Creative Europe agreement
by KG/EUROPASerbia is the first non-European Union country to sign up and participate in the new Creative Europe programme. Minister for Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac will sign an agreement in...
View ArticleEU worries about the continuing violence in Western Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAA spokesperson from the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) stressed that the EU is concerned by the continuing violence affecting eastern Ukraine. On 19 June, EEAS spokesperson...
View ArticleEC hails Albanian raid on marijuana growing village
by KG/XINHUAThe European Commission (EC), or the European Union's executive body, on Thursday hailed Albanian police's counter narcotics operation in the village of Lazarat, south Albania, according to...
View ArticleEIB provides 18 million euro for Vlora motorway bypass in Albania
by KG/EUROPAOn the occasion of his official visit to Tirana, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Dario Scannapieco, has signed today a EUR 18 million loan for the construction of...
View ArticleAlbania seeks to bring law to Europe’s pot capital
Plumes of pungent pot smoke rose above the small but prosperous Albanian village of Lazarat on June 18 as police sought to drive out the gangs that have turned it into Europe’s largest illegal...
View ArticleMoscow respects Serbia’s efforts to join EU
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced his support to Serbia’s on-going EU integration efforts and announced all economic projects, such as the South Stream gas pipeline, will continue as...
View ArticleCold War-style spy games heat up the Arctic
In early March, a mysterious ship the size of a large passenger ferry left a Romanian wharf, glided through the narrow strait that separates Europe from Asia and plotted a course toward Scandinavia....
View ArticleMinsk, Moscow discuss cooperation, security
Belarus and Russia share similar views on the entire bilateral agenda and cooperation within the framework of international organisations, Belarus’ Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said following talks...
View ArticleEU welcomes peace plan announced by Poroshenko
by KG/EUROPAThe European Union External Action Service (EEAS) welcomed the peace plan announced by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on June 20.EEAS said in a statement:"We very much welcome...
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