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Regional Resources
Southeastern Europe Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on Southeastern Europe. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Europe and NATO at Fifty: Web Links.
These links complement two Institute Special Reports:
(1) De-Balkanizing the Balkans: Security and Stability in Southeastern Europe
(2) Taking Stock and Looking Forward: Intervention in the Balkans and Beyond.
These web links also support the activities of the Institute's Balkans Initiative.
General Resources
- CEESource:
Central and East European Legal, Political, Business and Economics
WWW Resources
From Gonzaga University School of Law, "with an emphasis on English-language
links from government, academic, NGO, and news agency sources."
Organized by country: Albania,
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Romania,
Slovakia,
Slovenia.
- CIA
World Factbook
Country information, including a map, flag and discussion of geography,
people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military
and transnational issues for each of the six countries expressing
an interest in joining NATO and the European Union: Albania,
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Romania,
Slovakia,
Slovenia.
- Eastern
Europe Links and Central
Europe Links
From Texas Tech University's International Cultural Center (ICC)
Library, annotated links to government, internet search tools (with
automatic searches from three search engines), omnibus links sites,
language and ethnic minority information for the regions and individual
countries: Albania,
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Romania,
Slovenia,
Slovakia.
- Europa South East Information
Centre
A link from the Center for European Policy Studies, this information
centre contains a selection of documents, reports, links to organizations
and news sources for South Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
- REENIC: Russian
and East European Network Information Center (Univ. of Texas)
"REENIC is a collection of links to websites with information about
East and Central Europe, Russia, and the newly independent countries
of the former Soviet Union." Includes a site search engine. Information
is organized by type of resource and by country: Albania,
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Romania,
Slovakia,
Slovenia.
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Newsline daily
reports cover developments in the region: RFE/RL
Newsline for Southeastern Europe contains news from Albania,
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia; RFE/RL
Newsline for Central and Eastern Europe contains news from Slovakia.
Related reports include the REF/RL
Balkan Report and a special section on NATO
and Yugoslavia with links to news broadcasts in four languages.
Subscription through e-mail is also available.
- REESWeb: Russian
and East European Studies Internet Resources (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
"The REESWeb is a comprehensive index of electronic resources on
the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucusus, Central Asia, Central
Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation,
and the former Soviet Union." Information is organized by subject,
culture, region and time period and can be searched by browsing
for regional links to web sites covering Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Government Agencies
Albania
- Albanian Ministry of Information
Includes a map of Albania, lists and contact information for government
ministries, speeches of the Prime Minister of Albania and a government
bulletin with news items. In Albanian and English.
- President of Albania Home
Page
Contains press releases, speeches, interviews, most in English and
Albanian, concerning activities of the President.
Bulgaria
- Government of the Republic
of Bulgaria
The web site contains links to general information, the office of
the prime minister, council of ministers, documents, and a statement
on Joint Position On The
Implementation Of The Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe
from a meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Republic
of Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Albania
in Sofia on July 25, 1999.
- Ministry
of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria
Includes links to news, speeches, publications, projects and events;
details the structure of the Bulgarian military and provides several
documents related to Bulgaria
and NATO.
Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia:
Agency of Information
The Ministry of Information web site has current news releases (archive
from 1997), press conferences, statements, general information about
Macedonia, statistical information, with links to the government
web site and other related web sites.
- Ministry of Defence
of the Republic of Macedonia
The Ministry of Defence web site has information on events, speeches,
publications, documents detailing defense strategy. Also includes
a document
on The Republic of Macedonia and its relationship to NATO and the
Partnership for Peace, a description of PfP/NATO
exercises and links
to foreign defense and military sites.
Romania
- Government
of Romania Home Page
Includes information about the prime minister, parliament, press
releases, newsletter, general country information and full text
of the Constitution
of Romania.
- Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Contains a section of documents, press releases, speeches and interviews,
consular information news and a section on Romania
and the Stability Pact.
Slovakia
- Embassy of the Slovak
Republic-Washington, D.C.
Contains general information about Slovakia and its government,
newsletters and press releases, information about business, economy,
culture, travel and tourism, with links to other government web
sites and news sources. Currently under development as new features
are added.
- Slovak Republic
Government Office
Web site has an information
services section, with documents, speeches, presentations, photos,
as well as a special section on Slovakia
and the European Union with several documents, in Slovak and
English, regarding the progress of the Slovak Republic's integration
into the European Union.
Slovenia
International Organizations and Regional Initiatives
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact (BSEC)
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact (BSEC)
Describes the organization, its membership and founding, with information on recent news events.
Central European Initiative (CEI)
- CEINet: the Central European Initiative Web Site
A map of member countries links to web links for organizations and other related sites for each country. A table of contents lists a description of CEI activities, contacts, news, events, documents, with a web page on the CEI Summit Economic Forum, and other projects.
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
On the NATO web site, this web page brings together background information, full-text documents, articles, speeches, comments, events and press releases on the EAPC. Documents include treaties, protocols, actions plans, work plans, official statements and communiques. A list of EAPC member states, with links to each country's official institutions (if online), is available on the NATO web site.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Investment
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Investment (EBRD)
Web site of the organization operating in 26 countries to facilitate the transition to open-market economies in eastern and central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Provides information on activies and investments by country, business information, reports and other documents.
European Union (EU)
- Europa, the European Union's
server
Europa contains substantive material on the European Union, its
institutions and policies, official documents, publications, news
and other information resources.
- The
EU & South-Eastern Europe: The Stabilisation and Association
Process
The European Commission's comprehensive approach to southeastern
Europe and Kosovo, with links to documents and speeches, council
meetings and conclusions, and related links.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NATO Homepage
Homepage of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with links to members and officials, texts, speeches, topics, publications, operations and other related sites.
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Web site of the OSCE includes news, a newsletter, journals, press releases, a documents archive and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo web pages.
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
- Partnership for Peace (PFP)
NATO web page describing the Partnership for Peace organization, its member states, links to documents concerning each country on the NATO web site and links to NATO documents concerning the Partnership for Peace, including the Framework Document. Elsewhere on the NATO site is a list of senior government officials from PFP member countries.
Royaumont Process
- Royaumont Process
Text of the background information to the initiative, description of the participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and contact information.
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
- Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
SECI was formed "to encourage cooperation among the countries of the region and facilitate the access of Southeast Europe to European integration." The web site details the statement of purpose, structure, and projects of the organization, which include reports on Crime & Corruption, Securities Markets and Electricity Grids.
United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Home Page (UN)
Home page of the United Nations, with links to databases, documents, publications, conferences, events, organs of the United Nations, including the Security Council, and other resources.
World Bank
- Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe
A joint web site of the European Commission and the World Bank created "as part of the international community's reponse to the Kosovo crisis," it contains a calendar of events/conferences, news releases, speeches and statements, documents issued by the EU, UN, IMF and IMF/WB, including the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe dated June 10, 1999, links to related sites, with other sections of the web site under construction. The announcement of the launching of the joint web site describes the scope and types of information that will be covered, including assessment of the economic impacts and costs of the Kosovo crisis, reconstruction needs, and register of donor assistance.
Primary Documents
- An
Alliance for the 21st Century
Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating
in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.
on April 24, 1999.
- The
Alliance's Strategic Concept
Document approved by the Heads of State and Government participating
in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C.
on April 23-24, 1999. This updates the Strategic Concept adopted
by the Alliance in 1991.
- Defense
Capabilities Initiative
Text of the Initiative launched by the NATO Heads of State and Government
participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington
D.C. on April 23-24, 1999.
- Harmel
Report: The Future Tasks of the Alliance
This report is an attachement to a ministerial communique of the
North Atlantic Council from Brussels, December 13-14, 1967.
- Membership
Action Plan (MAP)
Issued by the Heads of State and Government at a meeting of the
North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. on April 23-24, 1999,
this document addresses the question of adding new members to NATO.
- Stability
Pact for South Eastern Europe
Full text of the document adopted by numerous foreign ministers
and representatives of regional organizations meeting in Cologne
on June 10, 1999 under the aegis of the European Union in response
to the Kosovo crisis.
- Study
on NATO Enlargement
September 1995 NATO report on the purposes, principles, and implications
of NATO enlargement for new members and Euro-Atlantic security.
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