March, 2012

• 19 March

  Evangelos Venizelos elected new PASOK leader in Greece

  Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was elected as the new leader of the socialist PASOK party on Sunday in internal elections, ahead of the early general polls due later this spring. Over 200,000 party members participated in the

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• 19 March

  Bulgaria to discuss gas pipeline with Turkey

  Bulgaria is seeking a deal with Turkey to construct a short pipeline connecting the countries’ domestic gas networks. The issue is expected to be discussed when

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• 19 March

  Serbian official says the country is ready for accession talks with EU

  Serbian government’s EU Integration Office head Milica Delević says that from the administrative and technical aspect Serbia is ready to start accession talks with the EU. She said Serbia has a foundation and an established mechanism for negotiating teams for the dialogue with the EU.

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• 16 March

  EC to press for final decision on Schengen in September

  The President of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel Barosso has said, after a meeting in Brussels with the Romanian Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, Romania can count on the European Commission for a final decision on the country’s accession to Schengen to be made in September this year. “It is …

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• 16 March

  Moldova elects new President after 3 years

  Moldova’s parliament brought a three-year-long constitutional crisis to an end on Friday, March 16 by electing a former judge, Nicolae Timofti, as the country’s president. Timofti, who is 63, had been nominated by Moldova’s ruling pro-European coalition and

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• 16 March

  Armenian FM to visit Georgia tomorrow

  Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Georgia on March 17. This announcement was released by the Armenian Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Durign his visit to Tbilisi, Nalbandian is expected to meet with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and to discuss bilateral relations.

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• 16 March

  Mass grave discovered in Croatia, near the town of Petrinja

  A mass grave has been found a few days ago in Croatia, near the town of Petrinja. Forensic experts have dug out the remains of eight people so far from the mass grave located near the town of Petrinja’s city rubbish dump.

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• 16 March

  Seselj denies Sarajevo crimes

  Vojislav Seselj said on Thursday that ‘Seseljevci’ did not commit any crimes in Sarajevo. On the second day of his closing

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• 15 March

  Bosnia and Serbia agree to improve bilateral relations

  Serbia and Bosnia have agreed to improve bilateral relations in what officials called the start of a new era since their 1992-95 war. On Wednesday, Serbian Foreign Minister

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• 15 March

  Greek finance minister resigned

  Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has announced that he resigns. The reason for his resignation is that he plans to become chairman of the socialist party PASOK. PASOK chairperson will be elected on Sunday, 18 March. Evangelos Venizelos is the only candidate for the post, which will practically guarantee his …

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