Balkans

Serbia successfully implements ITA

The members of the Committee for the Implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU say Serbia has been successfully implementing it. Serbia unilaterally started implementing the agreement, which is part of the suspended SAA, 14 months ago. This is a great success for the Serbian government and its …

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NATO says Albania’s elections were legitimate

A NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation, led by Sergio De Gregorio, said in Tirana on Monday (March 1st) that no one in the Alliance doubts the legitimacy of the current government and parliament. NATO monitors said the June 2009 general elections were a well organised process, noted De Gregorio after meeting …

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PACE official says Albanian parliament returning to normal

The Socialist Party’s (SP) return to parliament after a six month boycott is the first step towards normalising parliamentary work, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Mevlut Cavusoglu, said in a statement Monday (March 1st). Cavusoglu described contributions by all parties as essential, adding …

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Russia PM Putin Congratulates Bulgaria ahead of National Holiday

Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has congratulated Bulgaria ahead of the country’s national holiday on March 3. Putin sent a telegram to Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov Tuesday in which he expressed his heart felt congratulations to Bulgaria for the national holiday, the government press service reported.

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Karadžić opening statement continues

In the continuation of his opening statement, Radovan Karadžić said that Bosnian Serbs accepted Bosnia-Herzegovina’s independence in 1992. He said that Bosnian Serbs accepted the independence, under the condition that they would receive a constitutive entity.

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Bulgarian PM to meet President of EP

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek on March 3, the government’s press office announced. Buzek pays an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the speaker of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva.

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