Yearly Archives: 2012

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Greece is first priority

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the euro zone’s top priority for the beginning of 2012 was to secure a second aid package for Greece. “The euro zone’s first obligation this year is to resolve a second Greek programme and finalise these negotiations with the banks so that we …

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Croatia and Slovenia to discuss border arbitration

Croatia and Slovenia are expected to launch their border arbitration proceedings shortly, after Brussels announced it would propose a list of judges by the end of the month. At a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic and her Slovenian counterpart, Samuel Zbogar, met

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Romania to quuestion EC on labor restrictions

Romania will ask the European Commission whether the nine member states’ extending the labor restrictions for Romanian workers is justified, given the Accession Treaty, which envisages similar measures only in extraordinary cases. At the end of 2011, 11 EU member states imposed restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers – Belgium, …

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Moldova presidential election problem persists

Monday’s talks between the parties in the ruling Alliance for European Integration and communists did not bring a solution to the problem with the election of a president. After the meeting the MPs said this was a good beginning. The representative of the

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Serbia becomes CERN associate member

Serbian President Boris Tadić says Serbia’s accession to CERN accelerates the research process and provides an opportunity for economic development. “I am proud that we made a decision to join the project. Serbia’s accession to CERN

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