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Bosnia and Montenegro signed an agreement Thursday on regional and international cross-border traffic

Bosnia and Montenegro signed an agreement Thursday on regional and international cross-border traffic that will open new border crossings between the two countries. The agreement is a revised version of previous documents signed in 2003 and 2005 between Bosnia and the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was signed …

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Bulgaria Commits to Leading Role in EU Danube Strategy

Bulgaria is making a firm commitment to play a major part in the preparation and the realization of the European Commission’s initiative for a strategy for the development of the Danube Regions. The statement was made Thursday in Brussels by Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Lilyana Pavlova.

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Council of Europe officer calls for improvement of human rights in areas affected by the 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg on Thursday called for the improvement of human rights in areas affected by the 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict. Hammarberg released a report based on his latest visit to Georgia. He remarked the urgent need to release all remaining detainees who were apprehended …

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European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, says visa liberalisation for Kosovo should be discussed soon

The European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, said on Wednesday (October 6th) that Kosovo’s EU visa liberalisation “should be discussed without losing any time”. The Austrian representative at

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