February, 2012

• 22 February

  Serbia expects Kosovo agreement soon

  The Belgrade-Pristina talks should be continued in Brussels on Wednesday and the main topic should be Kosovo’s regional representation. Serbian government’s Media Office Chief Milivoje Mihajlović has stated that it is realistic to

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• 22 February

  Belgrade-Pristina negotiations will continue today

  The latest round of the talks between Belgrade and Pristina, which was supposed to kick off yesterday, has been postponed for today. The postponement came as a result of the cancelled flight from Vienna to Brussels, which was supposed to transport the Kosovo negotiating team. The European Commission (EC) said …

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• 22 February

  EU freezes part of funds to Romania

  The European Commission has frozen funding to Romania aimed at developing human resources amid concerns over irregularities, a Romanian government spokesman said on Tuesday.

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• 22 February

  Greek Parliament to meet and discuss austerity program

  Greece scrambled Wednesday to adopt a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and government spending, while revising deficit estimates higher, a day after securing a new bailout and debt relief deal designed to stave off bankruptcy. 

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• 22 February

  Bosnia and Herzegovina to submit EU application by June 30

  The new central government of Bosnia and Herzegovina aims to meet all conditions set by the European Union over the next month and apply for membership by the end of June, Bosnian PM announced. The move comes after Muslim, Serb and Croat leaders

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• 21 February

  Belgrade-Pristina negotiations to resume on Wednesday

  The negotiations between teams of Belgrade and Priština were set to continue on Tuesday in Brussels, but the meeting has been postponed for Wednesday. This was announced after it became clear that the Priština delegation, that was

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• 21 February

  UN mediator Nimetz says Macedonia name issue is a regional security issue

  Greek-Macedonian “name” dispute is a global and regional security issue the UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, said on Monday during his two-day visit to Macedonia. Nimetz conveyed this message to the Macedonian

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• 21 February

  Skopje: UN mediator Matthew Nimetz meets political leaders

  Having met with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in Skopje, the UN envoy in the Greek-Macedonian name issue Matthew Nimetz said he did not suggest a new solution to the name dispute. “I suggest a solution, when I think the time

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• 21 February

  Greek PM satisfied by debt deal

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos pronounced himself “very happy” Tuesday with a massive 237-billion-euro ($310 billion) bailout agreed by eurozone partners and private creditors. “We’re very happy,” Papademos said after

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• 21 February

  Belgrade-Pristina meeting was delayed in Brussels

  The negotiations between teams of Belgrade and Priština were set to continue on Tuesday in Brussels, with regional representation of Kosovo on the agenda. However today’s meeting, that was set to start at 10:00 CET, has

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