Eurasia

CoE will continue to support Moldova’s democratic reforms

The Council of Europe will be providing its further support for democratic reforms in Moldova, CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland stated in Strasbourg during his meeting with Moldovan Minister of the Interior Brig. The Minister briefed the CoE Secretary General on the ongoing reform of law enforcement agencies, and assured …

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Macedonian opposition splits

Freshly elected MPs in the Social-Democrat-led opposition bloc have announced they are forming their own caucus – but deny plans to join the rightist government. Two prominent opposition MPs, Tito Petkovski and Fijat Canovski, announced

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Stefan Fule says everything is in Serbia’s hands on its path toward the EU

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said that there were no new conditions for Serbia’s on its path toward the EU. He repeated that it was necessary for Serbia to fulfill the Action plan which had been adopted earlier by the Serbian government in order to get the EU candidate status.

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Serbian Deputy PM Đelić presents proposals for EU financial assistance

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Đelić presented on in Brussels presented proposals on EU financial assistance. The suggestions were made in conversation with three EU commissioners in charge of financial affairs, and focused on how to make EU assistance to Serbia and other regional countries more efficient.

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Greek PM to reshuffle cabinet

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced a cabinet reshuffle in a bid to get support for the austerity measures which have split his ruling party. Evangelos Venizelos, once Papandreou’s biggest rival, is the new finance minister. He had been in charge of defense and has now also been appointed …

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Serbian Deputy PM calls on EU to be “fair to Serbia”

Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić said on Thursday in Brussels that Serbia’s goal was to start accession talks with the EU in the spring of 2012. He urged the EU to be firm but just, and not to invent new obstacles to block Serbia’s European future. The Serbian deputy …

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NATO afirmă că nu va face presiuni asupra Serbiei în privinţa aderării

Un important oficial NATO a declarat că Alianţa Nord-Atlantică nu va face presiuni asupra Serbiei să adere la această organizaţie, ci doreşte să consolideze relaţiile cu ţara balcanică pe care a bombardat-o în 1999, relatează AP. Generalul Stephane Abrial, care conduce unul dintre cele două comandamente “supreme” ale NATO – …

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