November, 2010

• 30 November

  Romanian President: Moldova may reunite with Romania in next 25 years

  Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday that Moldova may become part of Romania again in the next 25 years. Romania and Moldova sealed a long-awaited border treaty on November 8, setting the stage for closer cooperation between the two neighbors.

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• 30 November

  Serbian government has adopted a strategy for negotiations with Pristina

  The Serbian government has adopted a strategy for negotiations with Pristina. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said the strategy covered all disputable issues and was in coordination with Serbia’s state policy. According to informal reports only experts will be included in the talks. The dialog will be led by a …

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• 30 November

  EU urges Moldovans to break political stalemate

  Moldova’s political leaders should break the political stalemate which has gripped the country by working together to name a new president, European Union officials said Tuesday. EU foreign policy chief and enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule, in a statement called for ‘open and constructive dialogue paving the way for the formation …

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• 30 November

  Azerbaijani ambassador to Bulgaria presents credentials to Bulgarian President

  Azerbaijani Ambassador to Bulgaria Emil Karimov presented his credentials to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov this week. The Bulgarian anthem was performed in accordance with national protocol. During the meeting, Parvanov

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• 30 November

  No date for visa liberalization for Kosovo

  European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek said in Priština yesterday that the EU had not set any official date when visas for Kosovo would be lifted. The statement was Lunacek’s reaction to Hashim Thaci’s recent comment that, if he were reelected as prime minister, the EU would

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• 30 November

  Turkey seeks deeper cooperation with Ukraine

  Turkey is interested in expanding economic cooperation with Ukraine and introducing visa-free regime between the two countries, Turkish Industry Minister Nihat Ergun said Monday. “We expect that the balance of trade between Ukraine and Turkey will be 5 billion dollars this year and next year it will reach the pre-crisis …

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• 30 November

  Bulgarian Finance Minister in visit to Georgia

  Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Djankov is on a three-day visit to Georgia. On Monday, Djankov he participated with a public lecture in a conference entitled “Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs: Reforming Business Regulation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.

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• 30 November

  Greece may be given extra time to repay EU/IMF loan

  EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Olli Rehn said on Sunday (November 28th) that Greece may be given more time to repay a 110 billion-euro emergency loan that the bloc and the IMF extended to the country in May. Finance ministers have agreed to look into the possibility of …

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• 30 November

  EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee to meet

  The EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee kicks off a two-day meeting in Brussels on Monday (November 29th). According to draft conclusions quoted by Macedonia’s MIA news agency, the committee will back the European Commission’s recommendation to open accession talks with Skopje. The panel is also expected to urge Macedonia and Greece …

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• 30 November

  BiH court to discuss Glavas’ appeal

  An appeals chamber of the Court of BiH will discuss a motion Monday (November 29th) filed by Branimir Glavas against his war crimes sentence. The former Croatian lawmaker was sentenced in July in Croatia to eight years in prison for war crimes against Serbian civilians during the 1991-1995 conflict. Glavas, …

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