Balkans

Dodik accepts invitation for talks

Republic of Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has accepted an invitation for a meeting between Bosnia-Herzegovina political leaders in Sarajevo. The invitation was extended to Dodik by Democratic Action Party (SDA) President Sulejman Tihić. The meeting is expected to be held on November 12 in Sarajevo.

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Bulgaria PM Scolds Minister over Remark on Ex-Tsar’s Forests

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, admitted Saturday he had reprimanded his Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, over a recent remark. Naydenov recently said he expected the state to win the suits against former Tsar and former PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg for the annulling the restitution of 16 000 decares of forests (plots …

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Bulgaria President Refuses to Recall Ambassadors to Turkey, US

Bulgaria’s President, Georgi Parvanov, said Saturday he was not going to approve the recall of the country’s Ambassadors to the USA and Turkey. “I am not convinced that these two diplomats are guilty,” Parvanov said. Earlier this week the Bulgarian government approved the recall of the Ambassadors to Turkey and …

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Dogodine sedam miliona manje u državnoj kasi

Vijeće ministara BiH utvrdilo je jučer Nacrt budžeta BiH za 2010. godinu, koji je za oko sedam miliona KM manji od ovogodišnjeg. Nacrt je usvojen većinom glasova. Protiv su bili Selmo Cikotić i Safet Halilović, ministri odbrane, odnosno ljudskih prava i izbjeglica BiH. “Nacrt budžeta je usklađen s budžetskim okvirom …

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Serbian, Cypriot FMs on Kosovo, EU

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will pay a one-day visit to Cyprus on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said. Jeremić will meet with President Dimitris Christofias, President of the House of Representatives Marios Karoyian and Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou, it was announced.

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KFOR military exercise in Kosovo closes

This is the second day of KFOR regular military exercise organized in the north of Kosovo, media report. The exercise titled Strong Gate was organized together with EULEX and Kosovo Police. The goal is to establish cooperation between KFOR Tactical North and the Operative Reserve troops.

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IMF Delays Romania Funds Due to Political Instability

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has delayed disbursing an aid tranche to Romania originally scheduled for next month and will resume talks on a standby loan agreement only when the country has a government. “The IMF will come to Bucharest again as soon as there will be a legitimate government …

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