Monthly Archives: September 2010

US Vice President discusses Kosovo, Mideast with Greek premier

US Vice President Joe Biden met late on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to discuss the situation in Kosovo and the Middle East. The White House said in a statement that this meeting was “part of the Administrations frequent consultations with our European allies on our shared agenda …

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Bosnian police arrest two war crimes suspects

Bosnian Police arrested two people Monday (September 20th) suspected of committing war crimes against Serbian civilians and prisoners of war. Galib. H, 63, was detained in Brcko while Nijaz H, 50, was arrested in Sarajevo. The two were allegedly involved in crimes committed near Brcko, in September 1992.

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Thaci hails ‘New Chapter’ in relations with Serbia

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has met Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to discuss future talks between Belgrade and Pristina. The two met at the United Nations headquarters in New York to explore ‘interstate cooperation between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of …

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Albania moves closer to visa liberalisation

Albania has fulfilled the technical requirements needed for visa liberalisation, the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs has confirmed. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels on Monday Cecilia Malmstrom said: “The commission has finished the technical evaluation sent to

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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule: neither Serbia or Kosovo will have a shortcut to EU membership

The UN resolution on Kosovo opens the doors of the European Union for Serbia and Kosovo, but neither side will have a shortcut to EU membership.  He also said that the most important steps will follow after the resolution. Fule made no comment on the date for possible EU membership …

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