March, 2012

• 8 March

  Moldova to hold presidential election on March 16

  The Moldovan parliament has set a presidential election for March 16. The country has had acting presidents for the past 900 days, as parliament has failed to agree on a candidate amid prolonged disagreements between political factions. Members of the ruling pro-European coalition and the Socialists agreed to hold the …

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• 8 March

  Georgian President ends visit to Azerbaijan

  Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s official visit to Azerbaijan ends on March 7 A guard of honor was lined up at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, decorated with state flags of two countries, in honor of the distinguished guest. The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili was seen off by First Deputy …

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• 8 March

  ICTY prosecution requested 28 years imprisonment for Vojislav Seselj

  In its closing arguments, the ICTY prosecution requested 28 years imprisonment for Vojislav Seselj, stating that he had been proven guilty of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. “We request that the Trial Chamber find

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• 7 March

  Is the Decline of the West Inevitable?

  Abstract: This essay was written as part of an examination for an MA course in International Relations and Organizations. The assignment came with two supporting articles, that of Andrew Moravcsik, (Europe: Rising Superpower in a Bipolar World) and that of Cynthia Roberts, (Polity Forum: Challengers or Stakeholders? BRICs and the …

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• 7 March

  Romania to discuss SAA ratification with Serbia

  Romanian Foreign Affairs Committee President Titus Corlatean will urge support of ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia. 

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• 6 March

  Azerbaijan President met Georgian counterpart

  Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia have today met in private. During the meeting, the Presidents expressed

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• 6 March

  UK PM backs Serbia on EU

  British Prime Minister says Serbia merits getting a start date for accession talks if it continues on its current path. Addressing the lower house of the British parliament, the House

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• 6 March

  Serbs in Northern Kosovo block EULEX convoy

  NATO troops in Kosovo, KFOR, blocked the main road between Kosovska Mitrovica and Ribariće near in Zupče on Tuesday afternoon. The Zvečan-Zubin Potok road in Jagnjenica is also blocked. Earlier today, local Serbs stopped a EULEX convoy in order to prevent it from reaching the administrative checkpoint of Brnjak, located …

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• 6 March

  US ambassador Warlick to Bulgaria hails judges forum results

  United States ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick attended a public presentation of the Judges’ Forum action plan in Sofia on March 6 2012. The judges’ forum is an initiative of Bulgarian

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• 6 March

  Amnesty International says Medak Pocket war crimes must be investigated

  Amnesty International says the responsibility of senior Croatian military officials for war crime against Serb civilians in Medak Pocket should be investigated. The arrest of five people suspected of war crimes against

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