Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO Vijeće ministara BiH neće zasjedati dok se ne riješi problem imenovanja direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH. “Prekinuli smo sjednicu tokom rasprave o imenovanju direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH. Dva člana Komisije za izbor direktora ove direkcije, koji dolaze iz bošnjačkog naroda, podnijela su ostavke. …
Read More »Živković: Potrebno anketirati građane, Džaferović: Ne igrajte se integritetom BiH
Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO Zamjenik predsjedavajućeg Predstavničkog doma parlamenta BiH Milorad Živković na jučerašnjoj sjednici predložio je pa potom povukao inicijativu za anketiranje građana BiH o “želji, volji i spremnosti da žive zajedno”. “Postoje prevelika očekivanja od ustavnih promjena u BiH, što nas čini nemoćnima da ih napravimo. Potrebno je …
Read More »Croatia Must Take Slovene Amendments Seriously
Slovene President Danilo Tuerk said on Thursday that Croatia has to “take Slovene amendments to Rehn`s arbitrage proposal seriously, because the European Union expansion commissioner has not proposed a final document to both countries which could not be altered”. – I would like Croatia to start listening to Slovene views. …
Read More »Refused: Dalmatia And Istria In EU, Croatia Not
Slovene government has officially turned down the proposal of nationalist leader Zmago Jelincic to advocate the entry of Croatian regions Istria and Dalmatia to the European Union. The Slovene cabinet stated that these were “counties, not countries in question” and that the EU does not allow association of regions based …
Read More »Slovenian Government Adopts Amendments to Proposal
Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor said on Thursday that the Slovenian government adopted amendments to EU’s enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn’s last proposal on solving the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia through arbitration. – As expected, today we formulated and adopted amendments to commissioner Rehn’s proposal and we will send …
Read More »EC awaits Slovenian response to Rehn’s proposal
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia The European Commission (EC) has declined to comment on the agreement among Slovenian political leaders concerning EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s proposal for resolving the border dispute with Croatia.
Read More »Serbs start repairing homes in Mitrovica
PRISTINA, Kosovo Serbs in a northern Mitrovica neighbourhood started rebuilding five houses Wednesday (May 13th), closely monitored by EULEX officials. The situation seems to be calm, in contrast to periods over the past two weeks, when Serbs had protested repairs to homes owned by ethnic Albanians situated in the Serb …
Read More »EC launches deficit procedure against Romania
BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Commission (EC) decided on Wednesday (May 13th) to initiate a procedure against Romania for running up an excessive deficit, though the government blames the 2008 budget gap of 5.4% of GDP on expenses related to public employees’ salaries in the context of the global financial crisis.
Read More »Romanian government survives first no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST, Romania By a wide margin Wednesday (May 13th), parliament rejected the first no-confidence vote filed against Prime Minister Emil Boc’s cabinet, which its foes accused of implementing policies that only aggravate the economic crisis.
Read More »Hague rejects Karadzic’s request to drop charges
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands The UN war crimes tribunal rejected a request by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to drop the charges against him Wednesday (May 13th). Karadzic insists the tribunal is hindering the process and his defence preparations by constantly raiding the homes of his relatives.
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