November, 2010

• 17 November

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the need for reform in Bosnia

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger called for constitutional reform to go forward in Bosnia at their meeting in Washington on Tuesday. The two officials stressed

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• 17 November

  Greek president on visit to Bulgaria

  Greek president Karolos Papoulias is in Bulgaria to discuss the future development of bilateral relations and the construction of energy projects such as the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and South Stream.

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• 17 November

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele welcomes dialogue initiatives in Albania

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is supporting initiatives for dialogue aimed at ending the months of political stalemate in Albania. Fuele’s spokesperson, Angela Filote, said on Monday (November 15th) this is an

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• 16 November

  Bulgarian party gathered 200,000 signatures for a referendum on Turkish EU accession

  The 200,000 signatures required by Bulgarian legislation for Parliament to consider a referendum have been gathered for a vote on Turkish EU accession. This means that the proposal for a referendum will have to be forwarded by the parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs to be voted in plenary. According to …

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• 16 November

  Serbian war crimes prosecutor expects Serge Brammertz’s report to be positive

  Serbian war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević expressed expectation that Serge Brammertz’s report on Serbia’s cooperation will be positive. The chief Hague prosecutor was in Belgrade on Monday, and his report is due before the UN Security Council in December.

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• 16 November

  Terrorist organizations are adaptable and flexible

  Charles S. Faddis, expert on international terrorism: “Terrorist organizations are adaptable and flexible” Interview conducted by Ioannis Micheletos, WSN Editor South East Europe, Coordinator of Southeastern European Office The continuous assymetrical warfare against international terrorism seems to be far from over, and it spans through the entire globe with terror …

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• 16 November

  US Ambassador to Macedonia: Future of the state depends on the state itself

  What would happen with Macedonia after the NATO summit depends on the state itself. That is what US Ambassador to Skopje Philip Reeker said. “We support the state in finding decision on the name issue and integrations”, Mr. Reeker pointed out.

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• 16 November

  Russian diplomat meets nationals detained in Georgia on espionage charges

  A Russian diplomat has met with one of the Russian nationals detained in Georgia on espionage charges, a Georgian Foreign Ministry official said on Monday. Deputy Georgian Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told a press briefing that Georgia had allowed a Russian diplomatic official to meet with one of the four …

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• 16 November

  Greece’s deficit and debt higher than previous estimates

  Greece’s budget deficit and debt level in 2009 are both higher than earlier estimates, according to figures published by the European Union (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat on Monday. Greece’s budget deficit ran to 15.4

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• 16 November

  IMF sees encouraging signs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  An International Monetary Fund mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina said that it found “encouraging signs” during a 13-day visit to review the country’s performance and prospects under its stand-by agreement with the IMF.

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