Almost three years on from the inaugural regional ministerial conference in Sarajevo, TransConflict participated in the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Conference for South East Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, on 11th April 2012.
Video address
In a video address, Jorge Sampaio, the former president of Portugal and current High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, explained how, “the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations was created ....
Montenegro and Albania traditionally enjoy good bilateral relations which have been additionally enhanced by the top-level contacts, Prime Minister Igor Lukšić remarked at a meeting with Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto earlier today.
To empower good neighbourly relations
By the same token, PM Lukšić reiterated the Government’s determination to continue to empower good neighbourly relations at all levels. “We will carry out to ....
Russian investors from the region of Rostov are interested in constructing purchasing centers for agricultural products in Macedonia, for Macedonian fruit and vegetables and other agricultural produces. This was stated by Vice PM and Minister of Finance Zoran Stavreski, who presented on Monday Macedonia's investment opportunities before entrepreneurs in the region of Rostov.
The Rostov region
"This is our first day in the Rostov region ....
In the course of his official visit to Turkey, Prime Minister Sali Berisha attended the proceedings of the first Turkish-Albanian Forum of Business and Economy organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) in cooperation with the Albanian Chamber. Attending the Forum were more than 100 business representatives and the most prestigious Turkish investors as well as more than 60 representatives ....
A majority of Romanian MEPs have voted a resolution calling on the EU countries which have not yet recognised Kosovo to do so. A surprising move, given that Romania is one of the five EU members which do not recognise the independence of the former Serbian province. Seventeen out of the 33 Romanian MEPs have voted a Resolution on the European Integration Process of Kosovo, ....
Serbian President Boris Tadić made a surprise resignation announcement at the 4th of April, ten months before the end of his term. The event comes before upcoming joint parliamentary, presidential and local elections on 6 May, which the president hopes will keep his Democratic Party in power and edge the country closer to the European Union. Tadić's resignation, which he will formally submit today (5 ....
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic said today that 4,579 Serbian citizens sought asylum in EU countries in 2011, which is 8% down against 2010.
Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI)
Opening a forum of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), Dacic said that Serbia is taking very successful measures to reduce the number of asylum seekers from Serbia ....
Social partners signed the guidelines for the social contract. This is the start of negotiations on the content of the new social contract for period 2012 – 2016, which are expected to end on 20 June 2012 with the adoption of the final text of the contract. The social partners concluded the agreement on the guidelines for drafting the social contract in order to reach ....