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European integration important for region
SKOPJE - Macedonian President Djordje Ivanov and Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic agreed on Friday that the two countries' relations are good and that there is substantial potential for development of cooperation, especially in economy, and they underscored the importance of European integration.
Gojkovic to confer with Macedonian president
SKOPJE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will wrap up her two-day visit to Skopje by meeting with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Friday.
On Thursday, Gojkovic talked with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski, and met with members of the parliamentary group of friendship between Serbia and Macedonia.
Some Croats Fighting in Ukraine Army, Pusic says
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on Wednesday said a number of Croatian citizens had joined the conflict in eastern Ukraine on the side of the government and against pro-Russian rebels.
"They are not joining paramilitary units; they strictly fight for the Ukrainian side, in the regular Ukrainian army," Pusic noted.
Romanian Politician Linked to HSBC Scandal
Amid the continuing fall out over the HSBC scandal, a journalistic project in Romania has named a key figure in the ruling party as one of those who held secret accounts in the Swiss branch of the British bank.
Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration
Croatia's newly elected President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is finalising preparations for her inauguration on Sunday.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, she won the second round of the elections in January against the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, by a smallest margin ever - just 32,509 votes.
Macedonia PM Accused of Large-Scale Wire-Tapping
Top politicians, opposition leaders, NGO activists, journalists, businessmen, top academics, religious leaders and members of the judiciary have been subjected to widespread surveillance ordered by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and secret police chief Saso Mijalkov, the opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM, claimed on Monday.
Croatia Prepares to Inaugurate New President
Grabar Kitarovic will be sworn in as president on Sunday on the St Mark's Square in Zagreb, where the Croatian government, parliament and constitutional court are located.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, Grabar Kitarovic won the presidential elections in January, defeating the incumbent Ivo Josipovic.