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Georgia welcomes also any dialogue that European Union has with Russia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at the joint news conference with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
Read More »UN extends mandate of European force in Bosnia
The Security Council on Thursday extended for another year the European Union stabilization force entrusted with ensuring the continued compliance of all sides with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The force, known as EUFOR, assumed peacekeeping responsibilities in 2004 from a stabilization force …
Read More »UN Secretary-General will host meeting of Cypriot leaders
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosts a meeting between Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Thursday (November 18th) in a fresh effort to boost ongoing reunification talks. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said Ban hopes the two would demonstrate “the courage required to break the stalemate on …
Read More »Kosovo government urges Serbs to participate in census
Kosovo’s outgoing Minister of Public Administration Edita Tahiri is calling on Kosovo Serbs to take part in the census scheduled for April 2011. At an informal meeting with NGOs and civil society representatives to discuss
Read More »Serbian authorities to receive EC questionnaire next week
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele will hand the Serbian authorities an EC questionnaire on European reforms next week. It will serve as the basis for a later EC
Read More »US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the need for reform in Bosnia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger called for constitutional reform to go forward in Bosnia at their meeting in Washington on Tuesday. The two officials stressed
Read More »Greek president on visit to Bulgaria
Greek president Karolos Papoulias is in Bulgaria to discuss the future development of bilateral relations and the construction of energy projects such as the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and South Stream.
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele welcomes dialogue initiatives in Albania
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is supporting initiatives for dialogue aimed at ending the months of political stalemate in Albania. Fuele’s spokesperson, Angela Filote, said on Monday (November 15th) this is an
Read More »Bulgarian party gathered 200,000 signatures for a referendum on Turkish EU accession
The 200,000 signatures required by Bulgarian legislation for Parliament to consider a referendum have been gathered for a vote on Turkish EU accession. This means that the proposal for a referendum will have to be forwarded by the parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs to be voted in plenary. According to …
Read More »Serbian war crimes prosecutor expects Serge Brammertz’s report to be positive
Serbian war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević expressed expectation that Serge Brammertz’s report on Serbia’s cooperation will be positive. The chief Hague prosecutor was in Belgrade on Monday, and his report is due before the UN Security Council in December.
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