Monthly Archives: June 2011

Serbian FM to meet with Stefan Fule

Serbia’s FM Vuk Jeremić, who is currently on a visit to Brussels, is scheduled to meet with European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule today. Late on Wednesday, Jeremić attended in Brussels the opening of the representative office of the town of Niš. 

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Serbia stresses it will not recognize Kosovo

Belgrade negotiating team chief Borislav Stefanović said on Wednesday that the first concrete results of the Kosovo talks can be expected early next month. This would happen at the regular meeting of delegations of Serbia and the Kosovo Albanian authorities in Brussels.

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Bosnia: very few chances for Slavo Kukic to be appointed Prime Minister

Slavo Kukic, Bosnia’s Prime Ministerial nominee, has completed consultations with parliamentary parties, but without meeting the leaders of the strongest Serb and Croat parties, his candidacy appears doomed. Slavo Kukic, a candidate for the Chairman of Bosnia’s Council of Ministers, ended his visit to Banja Luka, de facto capital of …

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Pieter Feith complains of EU police investigation over bank appointment

The International Civilian Representative in Kosovo, ICR, has asked the head of EULEX, Xavier De Marnhac, to explain why police investigated him about the appointment of a new central bank boss. Pieter Fieth, whose role is to supervise Kosovo’s independence, has issued a complaint about his investigation at the hands …

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Germany says that Serbia must recognize Kosovo for EU accession

At the end of its EU accession talks, Serbia will have to recognize Kosovo – otherwise German MPs will not approve its accession to the organization. This was heard today from a delegation of visiting German MPs, who held an informal conversation with reporters and editors of Belgrade-based media.

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European Commissioner Füle expresses concern over Kars statue demolition in Turkey

European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle said on Monday that the European Union is “deeply concerned” about the demolition of a monument in Turkey’s eastern province of Kars as he said that it is the only statue dedicated to the struggle of peace between Armenia and Turkey.

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Russia urges reconciliation between Moldova and Transdnistria

Russia’s foreign minister has called upon Moldova and the breakaway republic of Transdnistria to retreat from fringe positions and start moving towards a political settlement. Consultations over a potential settlement of the Transdnistria issue took place in Moscow on Tuesday, though later that evening the press service of the Moldovan

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