March, 2011

• 25 March

  CoE is considering sanctions against Bosnia

  President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu says this body is considering potential sanctions against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The reason for this is the country’s failure to form government at the state level six months after the election.

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• 25 March

  Serbia says it will not recognize Kosovo and it will not accept Priština authority in north

  Belgrade has a red line it will not cross in its talks with Priština, head of the Serbian team for the talks Borislav Stefanović said. The line is not to recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence or agree to let northern, predominantly Serb-inhabited area of Kosovo come under

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• 25 March

  Macedonia, Kosovo presidents confirm friendly ties

  Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and Kosovo counterpart Behgjet Pacolli on Wednesday (March 23rd) reaffirmed their countries’ friendly bilateral ties. Ivanov said Macedonia is ready to support Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic bids and share its experiences. The two presidents also discussed ways to boost bilateral economic co-operation, during this, Pacolli’s first visit to …

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• 25 March

  Pieter Feith encourages Kosovo institutions to decentralise

  The head of International Civilian Office, Pieter Feith, is encouraging Kosovo institutions to continue decentralisation and start implementing the process in the Serb-dominated north as well. After a meeting Wednesday

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• 24 March

  Greece to present counter-arguments on Macedonia’s suit

  Greece is set to present Thursday its counter-arguments within the public hearing before the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Macedonia’s suit against Greece for violating the 1995 bilateral Interim Treaty by objecting to Macedonia’s application to join NATO. The Greek team is led by Maria Telalian, legal advisor …

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• 24 March

  Greek PM to meet Macedonian counterpart in Brussels

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will meet with Greek counterpart Giorgeos Papandreou in Brussels on Monday. The Macedonian government announced that the two will discuss issues of mutual and regional interest. The meeting, which will be held in the frames of the European council, is part of the process aiming …

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• 24 March

  RS President Dodik discussed with Russian PM Vladimir Putin in Belgrade

  RS President Milorad Dodik has stated that spoke with Russian PM Vladimir Putin about the political situation in the Serb entity and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They also discussed economic cooperation, according to Dodik. The two met in Belgrade on Wednesday.

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• 24 March

  German FM: Bulgaria and Romania could join Schengen by the end of 2011

  Bulgaria and Romania will be part of the Schengen area very soon, this is the general trend and it is quite clear, German foreign ministry state secretary Werner Hoyer said in Berlin on March 23 2011.

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• 24 March

  Thousands of protesters rally in Kosovo to support KLA

  Thousands of protesters across Kosovo joined rallies on Wednesday against the recent arrests of veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, suspected of war crimes. The protesters, who rallied in 26 towns in Kosovo, were led by the KLA war veterans association, and asked for the release of all KLA …

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• 24 March

  Croatian President met Slovenian counterpart

  Relations between Slovenia and Croatia are constantly improving, the two countries’ presidents said on Wednesday, while expressing support for Croatia’s EU accession negotiations. Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk and Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said that Croatia’s completion of EU membership talks is in the interest of both countries as well as …

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