June, 2011

• 30 June

  Bulgaria backs Serbia’s EU entry

  Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has told Serbian President Boris Tadic that Belgrade can rely on Bulgaria’s support for starting and holding EU accession negotiations. The two officials talked on Thursday during a summit of Southeast European Cooperation Process on the Montenegrin island of Sveti Stefan. “This support is extremely …

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• 30 June

  Dutch parliament gives green light for SAA ratification

  The Dutch parliament’s European Affairs Committee approved the ratification of Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. This is according to MP Henk Jan Ormel.

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• 30 June

  Romania and Moldova parliamentary secretariats sign cooperation agreement

  The Secretariat of the Moldovan Parliament and the General Secretariat of the Romanian Parliament will cooperate according to a common plan of actions signed on Thursday, June 30, in Chisinau. 

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• 30 June

  Bulgaria, Romania continue joint patrols of Black Sea resorts

  Four Romanian policemen have arrived at the District Police in Bulgaria’s Dobrich in order to start patrolling the northernmost part of the Bulgarian Black Sea resorts together with their local colleagues. The joint Bulgarian-Romanian patrols of Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts for the 2011 summer season start as of July 1. …

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• 30 June

  Croatia to close EU accession talks on Thursday

  Croatia will close the four remaining policy chapters and formally complete its EU accession negotiations at a ministerial accession conference on Thursday afternoon, just a few hours prior to the end of Hungary’s EU presidency term. The European Council last week adopted a political decision to complete negotiations with Croatia. …

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• 30 June

  NATO Secretary General visits Montenegro, meets President

  NATO’s secretary general met top Montenegrin officials in Budva on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of Montenegro’s Membership Action Plan, MAP, for the alliance. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, met Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic and Prime Minister Igor Luksic to discuss progress made in the

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• 30 June

  SEECP summit started in Montenegro

  The summit of heads of state and government of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) today began in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro. The South East Europe Cooperation Process is a regional initiative started in June 1996 during a meeting

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• 30 June

  Belgrade-Priština talks to resume on July 2

  The new round of talks between Belgrade and Priština on technical issues will take place in Brussels on July 2. The two delegations are expected to reach agreement on some of the issues that have been opened during the talks, primarily on the freedom of movement, the cadastre and registry …

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• 30 June

  UN urges for support on Hadžić arrest

  The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged nations around the world to help arrest Goran Hadžić, the last fugitive wanted by the UN war crimes court. 

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• 29 June

  Romania to reduce the number of troops in foreign missions

  Bucharest’s decision to reduce the number of troops on overseas missions is approved by most Romanians. “This is the right decision, as we will not be risking the lives of our children and we will reduce spending on military operations,” says Mitica Pantea, 47, a construction engineer.

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