EU spokesperson says Kosovo Serb referendum planned for mid-February will not help resolve issues. The spokesperson of the EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said the planned vote in Serb-held areas of Kosovo
Read More »Romania to quuestion EC on labor restrictions
Romania will ask the European Commission whether the nine member states’ extending the labor restrictions for Romanian workers is justified, given the Accession Treaty, which envisages similar measures only in extraordinary cases. At the end of 2011, 11 EU member states imposed restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers – Belgium, …
Read More »Witness in Karadzic trial testifies on killing of 1,000 Muslims
A prosecution witness in the trial of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic described on Tuesday before the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia how he survived the killing of 1,000 Muslims in eastern town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
Read More »Moldova presidential election problem persists
Monday’s talks between the parties in the ruling Alliance for European Integration and communists did not bring a solution to the problem with the election of a president. After the meeting the MPs said this was a good beginning. The representative of the
Read More »Serbia becomes CERN associate member
Serbian President Boris Tadić says Serbia’s accession to CERN accelerates the research process and provides an opportunity for economic development. “I am proud that we made a decision to join the project. Serbia’s accession to CERN
Read More »EU to discuss Kosovo on January 23
The EU Foreign Affairs Council “will discuss Serbia and Kosovo at the next meeting on January 23”. Discussions will include Serbia, Kosovo, Syria and Egypt.
Read More »Israeli defense minister visits Greece to boost cooperation
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday pledged to further expand blossoming military cooperation with Greece, at the start of an official visit to Athens. “We are committed to work together and deepen our relationship,” Barak said after talks with his Greek counterpart, Dimitris Avramopoulos.
Read More »UN Secretary General wants Cyprus to solve tensions by July 1
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called upon Greek and Turkish Cypriots to resolve their differences before July 1, when Cyprus takes over the rotating European Union presidency, in a letter published Tuesday. This would pave the way for an international
Read More »Kosovo crossings in Serbia fixed
Kosovo citizens can again enter Serbia at the Merdare border, after Belgrade fixed a technical glitch that had delayed crossings for several days. For three days in a row, hundreds of passengers were stuck at the main
Read More »Germany urges Greece to respect debt deal
The latest in a series of Franco-German meetings to deal with the eurozone crisis saw little in the way of concrete decisions, but Chancellor Angela Merkel took the opportunity to warn Greece there will be no more money unless progress is made on details of the country’s second aid package.
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