Balkans

Greece, Macedonia to resume talks on name row

WASHINGTON, the United States The UN announced on Thursday (June 11th) it will resume talks between Athens and Skopje on the Macedonia name dispute. Mediator Matthew Nimetz will meet Greek representative Adamantios Vassilakis and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Jolevski, in Geneva on June 22nd. They will be asked to present …

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ICTY’s Robinson tours Western Balkans

ZAGREB, Croatia Patrick Robinson, president of The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY), arrived in Croatia on Friday (June 12th). He is on a tour of Western Balkan countries, with stops also planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Slovenia. It is Robinson’s first visit to the region since his appointment …

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Ban Calls on Kosovo to Work with UNMIK

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called on Kosovo’s local institutions to take a more constructive stance towards UNMIK. The call was made in a report for the Security Council which outlines the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Kosovo authorities, according to Mr …

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Novi premijer

Author: Mirza Čubro Mustafa Mujezinović bit će novi premijer Federacije BiH. Friško imenovano Predsjedništvo SDA kandidiralo ga je na ovu funkciju, a imajući u vidu prešutni dogovor stranaka vladajuće koalicije u nemiješanje u kadrovska rješenja, izvjesno je njegovo imenovanje na ovu funkciju. Mujezinović je bivši guverner Kantona Sarajevo i ambasador …

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Mustafa Mujezinović: Svi će morati da preuzmu dio tereta krize

Author: Mirza Čubro Mustafa Mujezinović. Njega je SDA kandidirala za nasljednika Nedžada Brankovića. Budući federalni premijer u razgovoru za “Nezavisne” kaže kako će zahtjevi MMF-a za smanjenje javne potrošnje biti ispoštovani, ali da će svi morati da preuzmu dio tereta krize u kojoj se FBiH našla. 

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EU plans visa liberalisation soon

BRUSSELS, Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn met with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Thursday (June 11th) to assure him of Union plans to scrap visas for Serbia and other Western Balkan countries by the end of the year. Rehn stressed that Serbia has been a constructive and reliable …

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Mujezinović kandidat za premijera FBiH

Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Predsjedništvo SDA imenovalo je jučer i zvanično Mustafu Mujezinovića kandidatom ove stranke za predsjednika Vlade Federacije BiH. “Predsjedništvo SDA održalo je prvu sjednicu na kojoj je data podrška Mustafi Mujezinoviću za poziciju premijera Federacije BiH”, saopćeno je iz SDA nakon prve sjednice novog saziva stranačkog …

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Serbia To Remove NATO Bombs From Rivers

Serbia will invest 3.8 million euros in clearing unexploded bombs and ammunition dating from the 1999 NATO bombing from rivers in Belgrade, a government official said on Thursday. The project to remove unexploded ordnance from the Sava and the Danube will be jointly funded by the European Commission and Serbian …

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BiH lawmakers adopt visa liberalisation measures

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The House of Representatives adopted a set of laws Wednesday (June 10th) necessary for achieving a visa liberalisation regime with the EU. Prime Minister Nikola Spiric briefed lawmakers on BiH’s progress toward visa-free travel. To take effect, the new legislation needs the approval of the …

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