Balkans

Croat parties won’t recognise new BiH Federation president

Outgoing Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) President Borjana Kristo said on Friday (March, 18th) that she will not hand over her duties to newly elected President Zivko Budimir. He was elected in violation of the constitution and laws, Kristo said, requesting that the Constitutional Court comment on the issue.

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Kosovo police take over border with Macedonia

Kosovo border police assumed complete control over the country’s border with Macedonia on Saturday (March 19th) after KFOR withdrew from the last sector of the boundary. The ceremony was attended by KFOR Commander General Erhard Buhler, representatives of Kosovo government and EULEX. Kosovo border police took over control over a …

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Bulgaria will not participate in direct military action in Libya

Bulgaria cannot commit to taking part in direct military action against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi authorised by the UN, the country’s foreign minister has said. “Bulgaria is going to comply fully with the UN Security Council resolution adopted last night. This morning I started the process of …

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Bulgarian President to visit Croatia

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will pay an official visit to Croatia on 21 March 2011 at the invitation of his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic. The two presidents will discuss trade and economic exchange and investments. They will

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Stefan Fule to visit Serbia on March 29

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will visit Belgrade on March 29. He will have talks with the country’s top officials. The visit pertains to the ongoing process of reviewing Serbia’s answers to the EC questionnaire. To that end, EC expert missions have been visiting Belgrade since late February.

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Serbian President says Kosovo solution cannot depend on Kosovo’s independence

A solution for the Serbian-Albanian conflict cannot be a scenario in which Serbia will recognize Kosovo’s independence, said Serbian President Boris Tadić. He believes that the solution must not be such that one side wins everything while the other loses everything.

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EC to deliver opinion on Serbia’s application by mid-October

The head of the EU delegation to Serbia, Vincent Degert, said on Wednesday (March 16th) that the European Commission (EC) will present its opinion on the country’s EU membership application by October 12th. Degert attended a meeting of EU ambassadors in Smederevo. EU expert missions are visiting Belgrade to assess …

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