October, 2010

• 20 October

  Macedonian PM expects positive EC report

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Monday (October 18th) that he expects the European Commission (EC) will acknowledge Macedonia’s efforts and achievements in its report next month on progress in the

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• 19 October

  Olli Rehn: New austerity cuts may be required in Greece

  Greece may be required to make additional austerity cuts in order to meet 2011 budget deficit reduction targets, the EU’s economic affairs commissioner Olli Rehn said Monday. “Fiscal targets for 2011 will be maintained which may require some additional measures of fiscal consolidation in order to stick to the fiscal …

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• 19 October

  EC President Jose Manuel Barosso to attend Danube summit in Romania on Nov 8

  European Commission President Jose Manuel Barosso will arrive in Romanian capital Bucharest, on November 8, to attend the third summit on the Danube Strategy, Viorel Ardeleanu, national coordinator on the Danube Strategy, said on Monday.

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• 19 October

  EU President starts Balkan tour

  President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy has arrived on an official visit to Montenegro. After Montenegro, he will travel to Bosnia, Macedonia and Albania.  According to reports, Rompuy’s message will be that the EU is open for enlargement to the Western Balkans, but that

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• 19 October

  Hague Chief Prosecutor calls for Mladić’s arrest

  Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz called for increased efforts to apprehend war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladić and turn him over to the international court. He made the statement in Sarajevo on Monday after meeting with Valentin Inzko, high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, who informed him

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• 19 October

  Serbian FM to visit Armenia

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will pay a visit to Yerevan where he will confer with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. Jeremić and his Armenian counterpart will open the 6th session of the Forum for

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• 19 October

  Georgia applauds Russian troop pullout from village near South Ossetia

  Georgia on Monday hailed the Russian troop withdrawal from a Georgian village that borders with South Ossetia, marking the latest development of the Russian-Georgian dispute. According to RIA Novosti, Georgia

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• 19 October

  Cyprus reunification talks to continue

  The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday met in Nicosia to continue talks on the reunification of the divided Mediterranean Island nation of Cyprus, the United Nations said. The UN-supported talks will

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• 19 October

  Kosovo CEC cannot guarantee quality of snap elections

  Kosovo Central Elections Commission (CEC) says it will respect a decision to organise and hold snap elections but will be unable to guarantee the quality of the process. CEC President Valdete Daka said on Sunday

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• 19 October

  Turkish President accuses EU of lacking vision regarding Ankara’s bid

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Saturday (October 16th) that European politicians and intellectuals lack vision regarding Turkey’s EU accession bid. “They should think in the perspective of 25, 50 or 100 years,” Gul

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