The citizens are on Wednesda voting in the second day of a referendum called in the four predominantly Serb municipalities of northern Kosovo. The voting is continuing for a second day in Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvečan and Zubin Potok, while
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Greece says it will meet EU requests by late Wednesday
Greece will meet European Union demands for budget action and reform pledges from its political leaders ahead of a eurozone conference call later on Wednesday, the Greek finance minister said. “Only a few issues remain,” Finance Minister
Read More »Azerbaijani ambassador to Georgia to discuss Azerbaijani cooperation in education
Azerbaijan’s new Ambassador to Georgia Azer Huseyn will visit the Sukhumi State University (SSU) on Wednesday. This university is temporarily located in Tbilisi. During the visit, which will be of an introductory character, Mr Huseyn and the university’s rector Joni Apakidze will discuss the prospects of deepening Georgian-Azerbaijani cooperation in …
Read More »Pristina condemns Serb referendum
Pristina has dismissed a referendum held by Serbs in the north of its territory as illegal and invalid. Voters in the referendum are being asked whether they recognise
Read More »Serbia asks Hague to clarify reports on evidence destruction in Kosovo organ trafficking case
Serbian authorities have asked the Hague tribunal to clarify reports about the destruction of evidence linked to allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo. Rasim Ljajic, the head of Serbia’s council for cooperation with the tribunal, has written to
Read More »Serbian President says referendum is not helpful for country’s interests
Serbian President Boris Tadić said Tuesday that the holding of a referendum in northern Kosovo is harmful to the interests of the state of Serbia. Tadić said that he understands the need of the
Read More »EU to approve second bailout package for Greece as recession worsens
The European Union’s top economic official on Tuesday called for rapid approval of a second bailout package for Greece, as figures showed that the recession in the near-bankrupt country had worsened.
Read More »Kosovo Serbs continue with referendum
Serbs in the north head to the polls today to vote in a controversial referendum, which both the international community and the authorities in Belgrade had hoped they would abandon. Kosovo Serb representatives say around 35,500 people will
Read More »UN allocates aid to Moldova which was affected by extreme cold weather
The UN allocates USD 70,000 for the purchase of the most necessary goods for the people affected by the cold snap in Moldova. The aid comes after a request from the Moldovan government. In the recent weeks Moldova has been
Read More »EU mediator for Kosovo to visit Pristina
EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština talks Robert Cooper is scheduled to arrive in Priština on Tuesday. Cooper is to confer with head of Priština’s negotiating team in
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