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Slovak FM: Kosovo solution “within region”

Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak said that the solution for the Kosovo problem needs to be found within the region. He confirmed once again that he had “no ambitions of personally offering a plan for solving the Kosovo problem”. “For me it is important for the European Union to be …

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Macedonian PM Gruevski to meet Erdogan, Kosor and de la Vega

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is set to meet Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa de la Vega and prime ministers of Turkey Redzep Taip Erdogan and Croatia Jadranka Kosor, the government sources told Makfax news agency. The meeting is in the frameworks of the EU-Latin countries summit, where Macedonia …

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Serbia confirms agreement on EU-Western Balkans summit

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Sunday (May 16th) that an agreement has been reached with Spain, the current head of the EU, that Pristina institutions will be represented at next month’s EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244. He told the Tanjug news …

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Pristina says no talks with Belgrade until after ICJ ruling

Representatives of Kosovo institutions have refused to hold technical talks with Belgrade until after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules on the legitimacy of Kosovo’s declaration of independence. Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci said on Sunday (May 16th) everything is still in the idea stage. “There is nothing concrete …

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EU Ambassador to Macedonia: One more month to resolve name issue

If there is a chance to resolve name issue by the end of the following month, European Council will have the opportunity to give a positive decision on Macedonia’s start of accession talks with EU, EU Ambassador to Macedonia Erwan Fouere said during the lecture at FON University. “We have …

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Mjesec dana rok za zakon o popisu

SARAJEVO Parlament BiH ima još najviše mjesec dana vremena da usvoji zakon o popisu stanovništva jer će nakon toga biti prekasno za raspisivanje tendera kako bi popis bio održan u aprilu naredne godine. Zdenko Milinović, direktor Agencije za statistiku BiH, kazao je juče da je Agencija pripremila popisni listić te …

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Negotiations between Serbia and IMF begin in Belgrade

New negotiations between Serbian officials and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission have started in Belgrade. The talks concern the fourth revision of the stand-by agreement signed between Serbia and the international financial institution. While some ministers have said that they were optimistic regarding the talks, economists warned that the …

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UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo

The United Nations Security Council is to discuss the situation in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina today. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will take part at the session, Beta learned at the Foreign Ministry. UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, chief Lamberto Zannier. and Kosovo Albanian government’s foreign minister, Skender Hyseni

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Romania hopes Cyprus problem will find lasting solution

Romania supported a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem accepted by both sides within the UN framework, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi reiterated on Friday. Meeting with his visiting Cypriote counterpart Markos Kyprianou, Baconschi stressed that Romania hopes that “this problem, which was imported by the European Union, will find …

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