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December, 2010

  • 23 December

    Bosnia wants to improve relations with Turkey

    Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ankara Dragoljub Ljepoja said on Thursday that his country was eager to boost relations with Turkey in areas of economy and tourism. Speaking at a visit to Chamber of Commerce in Aegean

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  • 23 December

    4 Bosnian Serbs sentenced for war crimes

    The Court of BiH sentenced four former Bosnian Serb policemen to a total of 86 years in prison Tuesday (December 21st) for crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 conflict. They were found guilty of involvement in the killing of more than 150 non-Serb civilians in 1992. According to the …

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  • 23 December

    Albania starts project to improve judicial transparency

    The USAID office in Albania launched a five-year project Tuesday (December 21st) that aims to improve judicial transparency, independence, and performance. At the inauguration ceremony, Office head

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  • 22 December

    New strikes paralyze Athens

    New strikes paralyze Athens. Workers in the public transport started 24-hour strikes today, while the government is preparing for final voting of the anti-crisis budget. Employees in the public sector will today cease work for about three hours and will gather for a protest outside the Parliament, until MPs discuss …

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  • 22 December

    EP expected to ratify Serbia’s SAA next month

    The European Parliament (EP) will ratify Serbia’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU in January, EP Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin said on Monday (December 20th) in Belgrade. He announced

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  • 22 December

    Kosovo’s election results to be published next week

    The Central Election Commission (CEC) will not publish the final results of the December 12th general elections before the end of next week as the majority of polling stations are undergoing a recount. Chief Executive of the CEC Secretariat Xhemajl Peqani said on Monday (December 20th) that based on the …

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  • 21 December

    Dick Marty: an investigation is in Hashim Thaci’s interest

    It is in Kosovo’s interest to reveal the truth about the contraband of human organs, says Swiss politician Dick Marty, the author of the scandalous report about illegal trade in human organs in Kosovo and Albania. “It is in Hashim Thaci’s interest for the truth to triumph,” Marty said.

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  • 21 December

    EULEX asks CoE Rapporteur Marty to provide evidence

    EULEX has asked Council of Europe (CoE) Special Rapporteur Dick Marty to send all the evidence he has to EU prosecutors in Priština. EULEX has sent a letter to Mr. Marty where he is encouraged to provide the prosecutorial authorities within EULEX with any information or evidence that could shed …

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  • 21 December

    Serbian Minister: EULEX should assume responsibility for the Kosovo organ trade

    Serbian Minister of Labor Rasim Ljajić said in Strasbourg in Monday that the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, should assume responsibility for the Kosovo organ trade. The chairman of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal said that EULEX should also process as soon as possible the

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  • 21 December

    Serbia and Albania to boost co-operation

    Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic on Saturday (December 18th) assured Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta during a meeting in Belgrade that Serbia remains open to dialogue and

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