March, 2011

• 18 March

  Albanian President calls for democratic elections

  The capability to hold democratic elections has to be proven on May 8th, when Albania will hold local elections, Albanian President Bamir Topi told foreign ambassadors in Tirana. He met on Wednesday (March 16th) with

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• 18 March

  EC to deliver opinion on Serbia’s application by mid-October

  The head of the EU delegation to Serbia, Vincent Degert, said on Wednesday (March 16th) that the European Commission (EC) will present its opinion on the country’s EU membership application by October 12th. Degert attended a meeting of EU ambassadors in Smederevo. EU expert missions are visiting Belgrade to assess …

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• 18 March

  EP’s foreign affairs committee adopts resolution on Macedonia

  European Parliament (EP) members backed a draft resolution Wednesday (March 16th) calling for the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. The resolution, drafted by EP Rapporteur Zoran Thaler, was adopted in

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• 17 March

  Kosovo MP Limaj questioned by EULEX about 1999 war crimes

  Fatmir Limaj, an MP and former transport minister, was questioned last night by EULEX prosecutors over war crimes allegedly committed in Kosovo during the 1999 war. Limaj was questioned as part of an operation by EULEX officers and Kosovo police on Wednesday, in which they arrested twelve persons on suspicion …

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• 17 March

  Turkey says it’s only after peace, democracy, law

  Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that Turkey had no other goal in its geography than peace, democracy and law. He said that  Turkey was not after power and domination, and it did not have different intentions.

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• 17 March

  Croatian woman arrested in US for war crimes in Bosnia

  A Croatian woman accused of war crimes in Bosnia has been arrested in the US state of Kentucky. Azra Basic, a Croatian who lives in Kentucky, is accused of torturing and murdering Serbs at prison camps in Bosnia from April to June 1992.

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• 17 March

  EULEX arrested 8 for 1999 war crimes

  The EULEX police arrested on Wednesday in Kosovo eight people, while one was arrested abroad. The operation came in connection with the investigation into war crimes against Kosovo Serbs and Albanians committed in 1999, the EU mission in Kosovo said.

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• 17 March

  Turkish PM: the relations with Russia are expanding into new areas

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that relations between Turkey and Russia are swiftly improving, based as they are on deep roots that extend back decades. “Turkish-Russian relations dating back to long ago are taking confident steps toward the future, diversifying into the fields of economy, politics, military …

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• 17 March

  Georgian Minister of Regional Development visits Armenia

  A delegation led by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Mr. Ramaz Nikolaishvili will be visiting Armenia on March 17 and 18, 2011. According to the press office of the Armenian Ministry of Transport and

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• 17 March

  Bosnia’s Social Democrats trying to form government

  Bosnia’s Social Democrats have announced they will begin the official formation of the Federation government today without main Croat parties, who have suggested they will request early elections. The constituent session of the House of Peoples in Bosnia’s mainly Bosniak-Croat Federation

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