March, 2013

• 25 March

  Serbian PM meets new head of the EU mission in Kosovo

  Serbian Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met on Monday with the new head of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Bernd Borchardt. Dacic insisted during the meeting that EULEX, together with KFOR and UNMIK, should secure full protection of citizens in Kosovo and Metohija.

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• 25 March

  UN to move 50% of personnel out of Syria

  The United Nations will move about half of its 100 foreign staff members out of Syria after a number of mortar shells fell near their hotel in Damascus, damaging the building and a UN vehicle, the United Nations said on Monday.

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• 25 March

  In Bosnia, Turkey brings back a gentle version of the Ottoman Empire

  Turkey conquered the Balkans five centuries ago. Now Turkish power is making inroads through friendlier means. Two Turkish-run universities have opened in Bosnia’s Ottoman-influenced capital in recent years, bringing an influx of Turkish students and culture to a predominantly Muslim country still reeling from a brutal ethnic war almost two …

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• 25 March

  UK PM to unveil sweeping immigration crackdown

  Prime Minister David Cameron will unveil a sweeping immigration crackdown on Monday, March 25, aimed at discouraging migrants from Romania and Bulgaria from moving to Britain when EU restrictions on their right to travel and work there expire next year, Reuters reported. Under his plans, access to Britain’s National Health …

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• 25 March

  Babacan disapproves of Greek Cyprus bailout deal

  Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan criticized the Greek Cyprus bailout deal imposed by the European Union, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying he does not find taxing deposits to be the right method in principle, during a meeting in Finland on Sunday. Stating that …

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• 25 March

  Macedonia Ruling Party Takes Lead in Local Polls

  Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s party is on course for victory in the municipal vote that was held after a political crisis, although the opposition has alleged foul play.Preliminary data released on Monday by Macedonia’s State Election Commission, DIK, showed that Gruevski’s main ruling VMRO DPMNE party had won the most …

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• 25 March

  Kosovo Praises NATO for 1999 Military Intervention

  Pristina’s leaders thanked NATO for launching its bombing campaign 14 years ago to end the Kosovo war, and stressed their hope of gaining membership of the military alliance.Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga said that 14 years after the conflict with Serbian forces, Kosovo “is proud and thankful to all NATO’s soldiers …

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• 25 March

  OHR Urged to Resolve Bosnia Federation Crisis

  The Federation entity’s ruling Social Democrats have urged the High Representative to impose a solution to the prolonged crisis afflicting the entity’s government.Aner Zuljevic, of the ruling Social Democratic Party, SDP, told TV1 that the party was demanding that the Office of the High Representative take a stand over the …

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• 25 March

  OHR Urged to Resolve Bosnia Federation Crisis

  The Federation entity’s ruling Social Democrats have urged the High Representative to impose a solution to the prolonged crisis afflicting the entity’s government.Aner Zuljevic, of the ruling Social Democratic Party, SDP, told TV1 that the party was demanding that the Office of the High Representative take a stand over the …

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• 25 March

  Croatia PM Accuses Opposition of Chauvinism

  Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic has accused the opposition Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, of fanning anti-Serbian sentiment to divert public opinion from their lack of other policies.Croatia’s Prime Minister, Zoran Milanovic, has expressed his regret that the country has to deal with fresh ethnic tensions in the middle of a grave …

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