Stjepan Mesic News

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic The Skopje-Athens name row could be solved via international arbitrage, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic told journalists after meeting his Macedonian counterpart Georgi Ivanov on Thursday in Skopje.

The Croatia-Slovenia model of separating the bilateral dispute from the Euro-integration process could be applied in the Greece-Macedonia name row, says outgoing Croatian President Stjepan Mesic in an interview with MIA and the Macedonian Television.

"Did you see it?! It's not that great. It could have been much better. How could they waste so much money on such a lame ad?" These are some of the things we hear in Pristina nowadays.

The Czech Republic's Minister for Europe Stefan Fule has been nominated to the European Union's Englargement portfolio.

BEFORE HIS AIDES THE CROATIAN PRESIDENT is increasingly describing Milan Bandic as a dangerous populist END OF A FRIENDSHIP Although their collaboration over the past ten years has seen no snags, their relations have cooled completely because Mesic does not want to see Bandic in the President's Office on Pantovcak Croatian President Stjepan Mesic ...

STJEPAN MESIC discusses his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, relations with the Catholic Church in Croatia and the presidential contenders President Mesic has shown himself to be a great advocate of the separation of the State and the Church, which he has proven throughout his term in office When Stipe Mesic describes the meeting he had last ...

VATICAN CITY, 12 NOV 2009 - The Holy See Press Office published the following communique at midday today: "This morning Stjepan Mesic, president of the Republic of Croatia, was received in audience by the Holy Father Benedict XVI.

Pope Benedict XVI met on November 12 with Croatia's Presidetn Stjepan Mesic, for a discussion that focused on the challenge of maintaining a stable peace in the Balkans and the enduring Catholic identity of the Croatian people.

Serbian authorities will have to send a message to Serbians in Bosnia and Herzegovina saying BiH is their homeland, declare Sarajevo as their Capital city and create their policy in those frameworks, Croatia's President Stjepan Mesic said this in his interview for "Danas" newspaper". "BiH must remain united for our region and for Europe and in that ...

It's hard not to marvel at Defense Minister Ehud Barak's rhetorical skills, how he constantly invents a new way - an original expression - to not say anything.

When things look bleak on the Israeli-Palestinian peace front, very often Israel and Syria start talking about making peace with one another, analysts noted.

Peace with Syria is a major building block in any regional peace deal, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.

Israel has a closer relationship with the European Union than official EU-membership candidate Croatia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday.

Thousands of international dignitaries arrived in Jerusalem to attend the Facing Tomorrow global conference hosted by Israeli President Shimon Peres.

It's Thursday morning at the King David Hotel and with less than a week to go before the second annual Presidential Conference kicks off in Jerusalem, Sheldon Ritz, deputy general manager and head of official delegations, is a very busy man.

President Hosni Mubarak concludes his six-day European tour that includes Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Italy on next Sunday President Hosni Mubarak's tour comes as part of an ongoing policy to create friendlier relations and boost cooperation with East Europe.

The Foreign Ministry will cover the hotel costs of visiting heads of state and numerous other key officials arriving here from around the world next week to attend the second annual Israeli Presidential Conference, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

A car bomb killed two journalists in central Zagreb on Thursday in the latest of a series of violent incidents that have hit the capital this year.

Bojana Barlovac Serbian President Boris Tadic says he will use his appearance before the UN General Assembly to appeal to countries not to recognise Kosovo's independence.

Visiting Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday expressed his opposition to the U.S. economic and commercial embargo against Cuba.