Government

Minister makes first bilateral visit to Albania since 1992

TIRANA -- A Serbian-Albanian working group was formed on Thursday in Tirana, Tanjug is reporting.

This happened "after a meeting between Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic and Albanian Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship Arben Ahmetaj."

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to travel to Ukraine and Russia on Thursday and Friday in order to propose a new peace plan.

Hollande revealed at a pressconference on Thursday that the new peace proposal is based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which could be acceptable to all, the BBC reports.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu signaled during a televised interview late on Feb. 4 that Hakan Fidan, the head of the National Intelligence Organization (M?T), may enter active politics in the June 7 general elections, a much debated issue up to now.

"He will make the best of any job in any place," Davuto?lu said.

Vucic to attend Munich Security Conference

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will visit Munich on February 6 and 7 and attend the Munich Security Conference.

TIRANA/BELGRADE - The Serbian-Albanian working group was formed on Thursday after a meeting between Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic and Albanian Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship Arben Ahmetaj in Tirana on Thursday.

Sparks also flew within the NATO framework this week as the new Greek government attempts to find its European and international “groove”, with Athens on Thursday angrily responding to the German defence minister’s comment of “Greeece jeopardizing its position in NATO by approaching Russian interests.”

The General Prosecutor's office announced the reopening of the case of June 13-15, 1990 miners' riots, which had been closed in 2009.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow Friday after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan aimed at ending surging violence in Ukraine.
 

French President Francois Hollande said Feb. 5 he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kyiv and Moscow in a fresh push for peace in Ukraine, but warned diplomacy "cannot go on indefinitely".
      

A pro-government rally, that has been organized via social media, will take place today outside the building of the Greek Parliament, in Syntagma Square, Athens, at approximately 18.00.