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Germany extends Kosovo mission

Germany’s government says it will keep up to 2,500 troops in Kosovo for at least another year as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission. Government spokesman Christoph Steegmans said the Cabinet approved extending the mandate while also cutting the maximum number of soldiers by 1,000 from 3,000. He says Germany …

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Urged to Support Kosovo in EU

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has showed his support for the strengthening of the state institutions in Kosovo so as “to protect the rights of all ethnic communities.” Mladenov was speaking after meeting with his counterpart in Pristina Skender Hyseni and Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, as part of his …

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Bramerc to visit Belgrade

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Bramerc will kick off his 2-day visit to Belgrade on Wednesday. His visit is in the course of the preparations for submitting the regular report on UN Security Council towards mid-June. His assessment on Belgrade’s cooperation will have impact on whether EU will ratify the …

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Georgia, Armenia to discuss cooperation in border regions

Working meeting on improving the response to the economic development of border regions of Georgia and Armenia will take place in Tbilisi May 13. During the meeting, a presentation of the results of the research and recommendations for the regions located near the Georgian-Armenian border will be held, the organization …

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Srbija insistira na razmjeni teritorija

SARAJEVO Srbija od Bosne i Hercegovine traži razmjenu teritorija na međudržavnoj granici kod hidroelektrana Zvornik i Bajna Bašta te u blizini Rudog. Zahtjev za razmjenu teritorija ponovljen je na sastanku državnih komisija BiH i Srbije održanom u ponedjeljak. Slavica Vučić, predsjedavajuća Državne komisije za granice BiH, jučer nije mogla precizirati …

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EC calls for more fiscal reforms in Romania

The European Commission (EC) issued a statement Monday (May 10th), concluding that while Romania has broadly met conditions to receive aid from the EU, the country needs more progress in terms of fiscal reforms, particularly by adopting laws on pension and state wages. The statement came after the end of …

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EC to assess Montenegro’s EU application by autumn

The European Commission’s (EC) assessment of Montenegro’s EU membership application will be completed by autumn, the EC Head of Delegation in Podgorica, Leopold Maurer, said on Monday (May 10th). He pointed out that based on this opinion, EU leaders will decide by year end whether to offer candidate status. Podgorica …

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