June, 2011

• 22 June

  Greek MEPs call on EC to react to Alexander the Great statue in Skopje

  The Macedonian government has provoked Greece and continues appropriating Greece’s history and pursuing the policy of antiquisation, MEP Maria Eleni Koppa says in a letter sent to the European Commission, Macedonian +info news website reports. “Considering the fact that in the past two years the reports on the Former Yugoslav …

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• 22 June

  Macedonia Ponders Alexander Effect on Greece

  While some fear the new statue will pour oil onto the flames of the ‘name’ dispute with Greece, other say ties are already so damaged it will make no difference. Experts are divided over whether the erection of a huge statue of Alexander the Great in the middle of Skopje …

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• 22 June

  Serbia expects EU to be strict, but fair

  Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić said Tuesday the government’s strategic goal was to gain the status of a candidate for EU membership. Another was to be given the start date for the accession negotiations by the end of the year, he said, adding that Serbia expected the EU to …

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• 22 June

  UNMIK chief likely to take over top OSCE job

  UNMIK chief Lamberto Zanier will almost certainly be the new Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the country that chairs the OSCE at the moment, said that there were no objections to

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• 22 June

  Greek government wins confidence vote

  The Greek parliament has approved Prime Minister George Papandreou’s reshuffled government which hopes to get support for its austerity plan. The prime minister won 155 out of 300, 143 were against, with two abstentions.

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• 21 June

  Serbia not to pay for Ratko Mladic’s defence at ICTY

  Lawyers of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, sued at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will ask Serbia and Republika Srpska to pay for the defence.

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• 21 June

  Serbia will manage to meet challenges on its way to the EU

  Director of the governmental office of Serbia responsible for the EU integration, Milica Djelevic said that the state will manage to meet all rest challenges and

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• 21 June

  Stefan Fule says Macedonia’s statue is not a constructive idea towards relation with Greece

  If Macedonia continues to take actions perceived by Greece as “provocations” and fails to make faster progress in its reforms, the country could lose its EU candidate status, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said.

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• 21 June

  Hungarian FM: Macedonia, Greece close to name issue solution

  Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi welcomed the decision of the European Commission (EC) to announce its decision on the EU accession dates for the countries in the West Balkans. Martonyi remarked that as far as Macedonia is concerned, there is a need to approach the issue carefully because of the …

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• 21 June

  Azerbaijan wants to co-operate with Georgia in culture sphere

  Azerbaijan is ready to implement joint projects with Georgia in the sphere of culture, Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev said at a meeting with the Georgian Culture and Monuments Protection Minister Nikoloz Rurua in Baku on Monday.

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