Moldovan voters will head to polling stations on September 5 in a referendum to change the country’s constitution to end the year-long political logjam, caused by parliament’s inability to elect a president.
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Romania’s government has 6 new ministers
Six new Romanian ministers have been sworn-in in front of Romanian President Traian Basescu. The move on Friday came a day after Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc announced
Read More »Turkey takes over UN Security Council’s rotating presidency
Turkey took over the month-long rotating presidency of the UN Security Council on Wednesday (September 1st). The previous holder was Russia. On September 23rd, Turkish President Abdullah Gul will
Read More »BiH meets last condition for EU visa liberalisation
Parliament on Wednesday (September 1st) met the last condition for EU visa liberalisation after the House of People extended the mandate of Mijo Kresic as head of the Anti-Corruption
Read More »Cyprus leaders agree to hold fresh talks on reuniting the divided island
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu agreed on Tuesday (August 31st) to hold fresh intensive talks aimed at reuniting the divided island. The two leaders will have a regular meeting
Read More »Albania updates EC on visa liberalisation progress
Albanian government delivered a report outlining the country’s progress in meeting the criteria for visa liberalisation to the European Commission (EC). Sources within the foreign ministry confirmed on
Read More »Turkey urges Greece to drop Aegean territory claims
Turkey Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (August 31st) that he expects Athens to drop its claims on disputed Aegean Sea territories in return for Ankara’s decision
Read More »British FM urges Serbia to reconsider resolution on Kosovo
British Foreign Secretary William Hague urged Serbian officials on Tuesday (August 31st) to reconsider the draft resolution on Kosovo they plan to present to the UN General Assembly
Read More »Kosovo starts excavating suspected mass grave
Kosovo authorities started excavating a suspected mass grave Tuesday (August 31st) believed to contain the bodies of Kosovo Serbs killed during the 1999 conflict. The Commission on Missing Persons did not comment
Read More »Inzko: a partition of Bosnia would be a posthumous victory for Slobodan Milošević.
International High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko says a partition of the country would be a posthumous victory for Slobodan Milošević. He said that this would not be accepted either by “Bosniaks or the international community.
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