Balkans

Macedonia urges EU to start entry talks

Macedonian President George Ivanov appealed to the European Union to set a date for the start of negotiations with Skopje on joining the EU, almost four years after it was made a candidate, his office said Tuesday. “The start of the negotiations will be a clear positive signal for Macedonia, …

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Brammertz Report to Be Favourbale for Serbia

Media report that the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, Serge Brammertz, is satisfied with the level of Serbia’s cooperation with the Tribunal even though he has not stated that the country is fully cooperating. Brammertz wrote in his regular report to the UN …

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Corruption in Balkans Hinders Investments

The 2009 corruption perception index released by the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International shows that most countries in the Balkans have not improved their position in the global anti-corruption index. With the exception of Montengro, there appears to have been little impact on the fight against corruption despite actions taken to …

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Sweden Calls for Name Settlement

Macedonia and Greece must use the window of opportunity before the December EU council to strike a deal on their name spat that continues to block Skopje’s Euro-Atlantic integration, Swedish Foreign Minister said on Tuesday. “This has to be dealt with bilaterally” Carl Bildt, whose country is currently running the …

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Skopje: Name negotiations continue

Macedonia’s top officials have decided that the country should stay actively involved in the negotiations about its name. The talks meant to bring closer the positions of Skopje and Athens on this issue are being conducted under the UN patronage.

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Serbian Minister Protests Kosovo at Conference

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic protested on Monday at a conference in Brussels because the Kosovo Albanian delegation did not have UNMIK signboards on its table. Dacic considered the missing UNMIK signboards from the tables as an attempt to prejudge the status of Kosovo.

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Novi paket liderima stiže krajem sedmice

Novi američko-evropski prijedlog ustavnih promjena u BiH bitno se ne razlikuje od butmirskog paketa, izjavio je jučer Sulejman Tihić, predsjednik SDA, nakon sastanka sa Stjuartom Džonsom i Larsom Valundom, pomoćnikom zamjenika američkog državnog sekratara, odnosno političkim direktorom u Ministarstvu vanjskih poslova Švedske.

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