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Post by Dushko on Apr 1, 2010 13:10:03 GMT -5
Only time will tell. With jolly old England and Da Fadderland being overrun by muslim dogs, where else will they go?
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 1, 2010 13:47:45 GMT -5
Well, those countries will always be richer since they have bigger populations n old connections, so I don't see why muslims would flock out of there. That I doubt, they go to where there is most wealth, that's why most of them are in big cities n few in the country-side.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 14, 2010 11:38:20 GMT -5
Bulgarian PM Offers Croatia EU Pre-Accession Advice. Novinite.com Diplomacy | April 14, 2010, Wednesday Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov welcomed in Sofia Wednesday his Croatian counterpart, Jadranka Kosor. “I am convinced that there can be peace in the Balkans only after all the countries in the region join NATO and the EU. Otherwise, all the ethnic, religious, historical, and other conflicts will continue to draw lines of division,” Borisov stated after his meeting with the Croatian PM. Borisov expressed his certainty that Croatia will become the 28th EU member state in 2011. He declared that the Bulgarian government will support the accession of Croatia so that no additional monitoring will have to be imposed on the Adriatic country. He recommended to Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor that Croatia should carry out its necessary reforms before it joins the European Union because this is a time when the Croatian people are ready for change and have a clear-cut national cause – the EU accession. Borisov also advised Kosor to set up immediately specialized units in charge of the absorption of EU funding. Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor has welcomed Borisov’s advice, and explained that her country is already taking steps in the respective directions. Kosor admitted that Croatia has a problem with corruption even though it has registered a great progress in the prosecution of corruption cases over the past year. She said her government understood the seriousness of the EU funds issue, and had already started to boost its respective administrative capacity. “We are receiving a very strong support for Croatia’s European future on part of the Bulgarian government. The relations between our two nations are perfect,” Kosor declared. In the presence of the two Prime Ministers, the InvestBulgaria Agency, and the Croatian Agency for Encouraging Export and Investment signed a cooperation agreement. They discussed the possibility for launching a direct Sofia-Zagreb airline. The number of Bulgarian tourists in Croatia registered a 15% growth in 2009 year-on-year. “The Croatian Prime Minister and the Croatian people should know that they have a very strong ally in the face of Bulgaria,” PM Borisov said.  PM Jadranka Kosor of Croatia (left) is welcomed by Bulgarian PM Borisov in Sofia. Photo by BGNES |
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Post by morana on Apr 16, 2010 3:01:59 GMT -5
"The Croatian people should know that they have a very strong ally in the face of Bulgaria" - wonder why. They have so much in common....
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 16, 2010 8:29:22 GMT -5
 ..There is a Serbia n Bulgaria EU post in this thread too. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 20, 2010 17:16:25 GMT -5
Croatia edges closer to EU membership after deal on goods
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Apr 19, 2010, 17:16 GMT
Brussels - Croatia took another small step towards European Union membership on Monday, as it concluded talks on one of the 35 dossiers that make up the negotiating framework with Brussels' authorities.
European Commission officials and Croatia's chief negotiator, Vladimir Drobnjak, signed off the 'free movement of goods' chapter, meaning that Zagreb's legislation in that field has successfully aligned itself with EU standards.
Croatia still has to conclude talks on 15 other chapters. On three of them - competition policy, justice and foreign policy - technical negotiations with the EU have not even started.
But Drobnjak remained upbeat as he reiterated to reporters his country's objective to seal off all dossiers by the end of 2010.
That would allow the Balkan country to join the EU around 2012, given the time necessary for its accession treaty to be signed and approved by the bloc's existing 27 member states.
'Croatia is advancing rapidly towards EU accession and today's (talks), the only one that took place regularly in Brussels, is further proof of that,' he stated.
Drobnjak was referring to the travel disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, which forced EU officials to cancel several meetings with representatives of third countries.
The Croatian official managed to overcome the air travel restrictions put in place since Thursday by reaching Brussels by car, in a journey that took 13 hours on Sunday, a Croatian diplomat told the German Press Agency dpa.
'Croatia's accession negotiations are stronger than the volcano in Iceland,' the same source quipped.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 23, 2010 9:23:02 GMT -5
Yanukovych assures EU he is ready to launch systemic reforms.
UKRINFOR
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that Ukraine has a real opportunity to launch systemic reforms after the creation of a parliamentary coalition and effective government. He said this at a meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule on Thursday.
The president said that despite the difficult conditions, the current government had managed to draft a state budget for 2010.
While commenting on the agreements with Russia on gas and the extension of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's presence in Crimea, which were signed in Kharkiv on April 21, Yanukovych said that these decisions helped reduce the budget deficit and balance the budget of national JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, which will allow the company to start returning debts to its creditors.
The president expressed hope that talks on mutual relations between Ukraine and the EU would soon be completed.
"Of course, we hope that this year we'll be able to complete the process of creating a free trade area with the EU and get a roadmap for a visa-free regime between Ukraine and EU countries. And, of course, we will work to make sure the association agreement with the EU is signed this year," Yanukovych said, adding that the state is continuing to work actively on bringing Ukrainian legislation in line with European standards.
Fule, in turn, said that the issue of the deployment of foreign military bases on Ukrainian territory was entirely in the competence of Ukraine as a sovereign state.
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Post by morana on Apr 23, 2010 23:35:21 GMT -5
"The Croatian official managed to overcome the air travel restrictions..." Of course he did. Croatian officials (just like Serbian unfortunately) would crawl for 13 hrs if they had to, just to be a part of their beloved Europe
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 26, 2010 19:17:31 GMT -5
Bulgaria PM Vows to Speed Up Highway, Energy Ties with Serbia. Novinite.com Diplomacy | April 26, 2010, Monday Borisov met with his Serbian counterpart Mirko Cvetkovic, and is scheduled to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic later on Monday. “Prime Minister Cvetkovic and I decided to call up immediately the joint Bulgarian-Serbian Commission in order to speed up the finding of solutions to the bilateral issues. This intergovernmental commission has not had any sessions since 2004,” Borisov said as cited by the press service of the Bulgarian Cabinet. The main issues on the agenda of his talks with Serbian PM Cvetkovic were the major bilateral infrastructure projects including the gas network connections Sofia-Dimitrovgrad-Nis, and Dupnitsa-Nis. The two government heads also agreed that the Sofia-Nis Highway, which is part of the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 10, should be ready by 2012. “We welcome the fact that Serbia will have funding from the World Bank till 2012 for the construction of the harder part of highway,” said Borisov. In his words, the 60-km Bulgarian section of the Sofia-Nis highway will be planned by the end of 2010, and Bulgaria is going to seek some EUR 350 M in funding from EU programs. Serbian Prime Minister Cvetkovic said that his country is going to review the Bulgarian project for the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, and will decide if and how exactly it could participate in the project, including with potential investments. Another possible joint energy project is the construction of a hydropower plant on the Danube River. “There is good cooperation and mutual trust between Bulgaria and Serbia. Our Serbian neighbors can rely on our full support for their EU accession,” Bulgarian PM Borisov declared. His visit to Serbia coincided with a protest rally before the Bulgarian Parliament in downtown Sofia staged by representatives of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia, who were outraged precisely by a similar statement made by Bulgarian Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva last week, and demand that Bulgaria set conditions on Serbia with respect to its EU application such as the protection of the rights of the Bulgarian minority there. “We have agreed that our intelligence services will work on the exchange of real-time information on organized crime and contraband,” Bulgaria’s PM said stressing that the two countries were working to open more crossings on the joint border. “There can be peace in the Balkans only if the countries from the region help one another. Serbia must know that it has full support and a good friend in the face of Bulgaria. Both Croatia and Serbia must join the EU,” Borisov declared after his first meeting with his Serbian counterpart.  The relations between Bulgaria and Serbia have a long way to go in order to utilize their full potential, said Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov during a state visit to Belgrade. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 26, 2010 19:39:59 GMT -5
Bulgaria, Serbia Move to Boost Police, Customs Cooperation. Novinite.com Diplomacy | April 26, 2010, Monday The Interior Ministers of Bulgaria and Serbia have singed an agreement for a Joint Contact Center for Police and Customs Cooperation. Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic sealed the deal as part of the program of a visit of a Bulgarian state delegation to Belgrade led by PM Boyko Borisov. The Joint Contact Center is to be set up on Bulgarian territory at the Kalotina Border Crossing Point, and will be established according to latest best EU practices, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said in a statement. It is supposed to give the police and customs authorities of the two countries to exchange information more quickly and to take joint actions when necessary. According to the Interior Ministry, the new Joint Contact Center will be instrumental in helping the Bulgarian and Serbian authorities to crack down on organized crime, illegal migration and human trafficking, and contraband.  |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 26, 2010 19:54:31 GMT -5
Bulgarian premier visits Belgrade. 26 April 2010 | 09:39 -> 15:22 | Source: Tanjug BELGRADE -- Prime ministers of Serbia and Bulgaria, Mirko Cvetković and Boyko Borisov met in Belgrade this Monday. They agreed that the fight against organized crime is currently one of the most important tasks of the region countries, evaluating that an agreement on founding and functioning of a joint contact center for cooperation of police and customs would contribute to those efforts. "The document that was signed today should provide us with additional instruments for something that is of utmost importance for the region as a whole," and that is the fight against organized crime, Cvetković said at a joint press conference he held with Borisov after the agreement was signed by Bulgarian Interior Minister Cvetan Cvetanov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić. Borisov said that the agreement provides for cooperation of the competent services of the two countries and an "exchange of information in real time" aimed at fighting trafficking of drugs, tobacco, humans and organized crime in general. The two prime ministers also discussed Serbia's European integrations, improvement of trade and investments, communications and energy supply. Cvetković said that several projects, such as construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Danube River, the gas pipeline that would connect the two countries and Serbia's possible participation in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria were also discussed. The two prime ministers also discussed the status of the Bulgarian ethnic minority in Serbia, which Cvetković said should "feel equal with other citizens, just like all other minorities”. Borisov said that “the problem” would “automatically be solved with Serbia's accession in the European Union”.  Borisov and Cvetković in Belgrade today (Tanjug) --------------- Tadic meets with Borisov. 20:43 BELGRADE, April 26 (Tanjug) - Serbian President Boris Tadic met with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Belgrade on Monday and told him that Serbia is willing to work intensively together with the Bulgarian government to get the two countries' relations back to their highest level. Tadic stated that unfortunately, Bulgaria's recognition of Kosovo's independence made a serious dent in its relations with Serbia, as well as its active support for Kosovo's ethnic Albanians in regional and European organizations, the Serbian president's press service has announced. Tadic said he expects Bulgaria to show a lot more restraint regarding Kosovo in the future. "We are very pleased about today's signing of the agreement defining the creation and operation of a joint contact centre for cooperation between the two countries' police and customs services, because the fight against organized crime is one of our most important goals. Serbia has had great success in that field in the past year," said Tadic. He added that Serbia is dedicated fully to protecting the rights of the Bulgarian and other ethnic minorities in the country, which is indicated by the adoption of the law on national councils of ethnic minorities. Tadic remarked that he is pleased with the level of cooperation between the Serbian authorities and the Bulgarian ethnic minority council. The Serbian president noted that Bulgaria's support for Serbia's bid for EU membership is especially important to Serbia, says the announcement.  |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 27, 2010 10:03:01 GMT -5
Ukraine's Yanukovych says 'no' to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan customs union.
Ukraine's joining a customs union including Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is impossible, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.
"Ukraine has [already] entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is integrating into the WTO. We are developing policies according to the organization's principles. Joining the Russian-Belarusian-Kazakh customs union is impossible now because of the WTO's economic principles which do not allow us to join this union," Yanukovych said during the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
In January 2009, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan agreed to create a single economic space by January 1, 2012.
In June 2009, the countries notified the WTO of their intention to join the organization as a single customs union.
The three ex-Soviet republics suspended their bilateral negotiations on WTO entry to hold consultations on a common position on the customs union.
STRASBOURG, April 27 (RIA Novosti)
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 28, 2010 4:51:26 GMT -5
Sofia Asks Belgrade over Bulgarian Minority in Serbia.
Standartnews.com
Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marin Raykov placed questions connected with situation and protection of the civil rights of the Bulgarian minority living in Serbia during his talk with the state secretary of Serbia's Foreign Ministry Mirko Stevanovic. The two officials met two days ago during the visit of PM Boyko Borissov to Belgrade, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry informed. Mr. Raykov offered concrete ways for facilitated access to Bulgarian literature for the Bulgarians living in Serbia as well as an expansion of the teaching Bulgarian language in the schools of the regions mainly populated with Bulgarian minority.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 28, 2010 5:08:28 GMT -5
PM: New Highway to Better Lot of Bulgarians in Serbia. Novinite.com Diplomacy | April 27, 2010, Tuesday The construction and launch of the Sofia-Nis Highway is going to improve the economic situation of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia, according to PM Boyko Borisov. The highway, which is part of the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 10, will be opened on May 1, 2012, under the agreement made Monday in Belgrade between Bulgaria and Serbia as Borisov met with Serbian PM Mirko Cvetkovic and President Boris Tadic. The prime minister said the construction of the 60-km section from Sofia to the Serbian border will probably cost some EUR 70-80 M, which Bulgaria could borrow or get from the state budget. When asked about his position regarding Monday’s protests in Sofia of representatives of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia who protested against a statement of Bulgarian Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva declaring full support for Serbia’s EU accession without even mentioning their plight, Borisov declared that the protests should not be against Tsacheva but against Bulgaria as a whole. Generations of Bulgarian politicians are responsible for the situation of the people in the Western Outlands (i.e. the historic name of the Bulgarian-populated regions in Serbia), because they have not invested in helping these people to have an opportunity for movement, the Bulgarian Prime Minister said in a telephone conversation with Nova TV stressing the potential effects of the future highway. The Sofia-Nis Highway would go through Tsaribrod (Dimitrovgrad) located on Serbian territory but the other major Bulgarian-populated town in Serbia, Bosilegrad, is located away from its route. While in Belgrade on Monday, Borisov emphasized Serbia’s EU integration as the way to fix the problems of the Bulgarian minority there.  Bulgarian PM Borisov (left) and Serbian President Tadic in Belgrade Monday. Photo by BGNES ------------------- EU Integration Said to Fix Issues of Bulgarian Minority in Serbia. Novinite.com Diplomacy | April 27, 2010, Tuesday Vetoing Serbia’s EU integration will mean “shutting the door” for fixing the problems of the Bulgarian minority there. This view expressed Tuesday morning by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vesela Cherneva reiterated the words of PM Boyko Borisov during his visit in Serbia on Monday which came amidst demands by the Bulgarian minority that the government should make its support for Serbia’s EU accession conditional on improving their lot. Cherneva declared that it is in Bulgaria’s interest to see Serbia turn itself to the EU as this would be the best way to sort out the issues of Bulgaria’s western neighbor. Representatives of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia have said they are not against its EU accession but have compare Bulgaria’s attitudes to that of Greece which behaves much more strongly in support of its national minorities. Speaking on BNT 1, Neboysha Ivanov from the Bulgarian minority in Serbia explained that the major issues of the population of the municipalities of Bosilegrad and Dimitrovgrad (Tsaribrod) have to do with violations of their rights to mother tongue education and the last of employment and investments in the so called “Western Outlands”. On Monday, several dozens of Bulgarians from Serbia held a protest rally before the Bulgarian Parliament in Sofia outraged by the all-out support that Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva expressed for Serbia’s EU accession last week without even mentioning the plight of the Bulgarian minority. This support on part of the Bulgarian state was reiterated Monday in Belgrade by PM Borisov who said he saw EU integration as the cure for their problems. Representatives of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia are expected to meet with the Parliament Chair Tsacheva later on Tuesday.  "Think about Bosilegrad first and then about Belgrade", reads this banner of protesting members of the Buglarian minority in Serbia. Photo by BGNES |
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Post by srbin on Apr 28, 2010 11:49:39 GMT -5
Sofia Asks Belgrade over Bulgarian Minority in Serbia. Standartnews.com Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marin Raykov placed questions connected with situation and protection of the civil rights of the Bulgarian minority living in Serbia during his talk with the state secretary of Serbia's Foreign Ministry Mirko Stevanovic. The two officials met two days ago during the visit of PM Boyko Borissov to Belgrade, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry informed. Mr. Raykov offered concrete ways for facilitated access to Bulgarian literature for the Bulgarians living in Serbia as well as an expansion of the teaching Bulgarian language in the schools of the regions mainly populated with Bulgarian minority. what a joke, what has Bulgaria ever done for the Serbian minority that once lived in Bulgara, according to Bulgarian sources they don't exsits and never exsited and now they are asking us about the Bulgarian Minority here because we don;t assimilate brutaliy like the Bulgariansa. What a bunch of backwards shit, its some twisted stuff going on in the world, this just makes me sick |
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