Monthly Archives: January 2011

Albania says it is ready to investigate Marty’s report

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Wednesday (January 26th) that his country is ready to investigate “every inch” of its territory, as requested in CoE rapporteur Dick Marty’s report on organ trafficking allegations. However, he denied that the accusations were true and said Marty must come forward with evidence, as …

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EU Special Representative for South Caucasus to visit Georgia

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby will pay a working visit to Georgia on Jan. 28. Semneby will meet with Georgian representatives of the parliamentary majority and opposition factions. He is also set to discuss the relations between Georgia and Russia during his visit.

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France supports Greece on border fence to stop illegal immigration

France’s interior minister said Thursday his government supports plans by Greece to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to combat the EU member country’s illegal immigration crisis. “We support the creation of obstacles to counter immigration pressure,” Brice Hortefeux said. “Of course this cannot be compared …

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Swedish FM urges Bosnia to push forward with reforms

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who met with Bosnian leaders in Sarajevo on Wednesday, urged the country’s leaders to break through political deadlock and push forward with reforms. Bildt said he hoped Bosnia “won’t be too late” with reforms that need to be adopted in the next few years.

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