Monthly Archives: August 2011

Serbian opposition party urges abandoning of EU bid

The opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) believes Serbia should immediately stop talks related to its EU candidacy bid, and turn to the country’s traditional allies. High-ranking SRS official Vjerica Radeta told a news conference in Belgrade today that NATO was sending forces to help the Kosovo Albanian authorities take control of …

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Kosovo won’t accept agreement, government says

Kosovo government has announced that the agreement reached by KFOR Commander Erhard Buhler and Serbian government representatives is unfeasible. The Kosovo authorities also added that embargo on Serbian goods would remain in effect. Serbian representatives and the KFOR commander reached an agreement on Wednesday, according to which KFOR will keep …

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Serbian government’s aid arrives in Kosovo

The aid consists of 20 tons of sugar and cooking oil, 30 tons of T-500 flour and five tons of powdered milk. The total value of the goods is RSD 8.49mn. The Serbian government decided on Monday to send 75 tons of foodstuffs from the Commodity Reserves Directorate to the …

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Macedonia may hold talks with both Greece, EU – president

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that the European leaders should convince Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou that Greece would not lose anything if Macedonia and the EU start the accession talks. In Ivanov’s words, some EU member states back Macedonia’s position that the country could hold parallel talks the EU …

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Edita Tahiri: Serbia-Kosovo dialog toe continue in early Septemeber

Dialog between Serbia and Kosovo will continue, said Kosovar Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Negotiator with Serbia Edita Tahiri. “We are scheduled to meet in the beginning of September. And we will continue to discuss, and maybe agree on several issues. The first is custom stamps. By agreeing on custom …

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Cyprus coalition falls, deepening political crisis

Centre-right Cypriot party Diko abandoned its coalition partnership with communist President Demetris Christofias on Wednesday, saying talks had collapsed over measures to address the country’s economic and political woes.

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