October, 2010

• 18 October

  Bulgaria, Russia to accelerate work on South Stream

  Bulgaria and Russia have agreed to speed up negotiations on the South Stream gas pipeline, Alexei Miller, CEO of the Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Friday in Sofia. Miller explained that the two sides had made significant progress in speeding up the process of implementing the South Stream project, following …

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• 18 October

  Croatia’s PM says elections will be held late next year

  Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday (October 15th) that parliamentary elections will be held at the end of 2011, as previously announced. She was refuting suggestions by some opposition parties that the

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• 18 October

  EULEX has a new chief

  France’s Xavier Bout de Marnhac took over as the new head of EULEX on Friday (October 15th), replacing compatriot General Yves de Kermabon, who has led the mission since February 2008. De Marnhac served as KFOR commander from 2007 to 2008. He says his priorities will be to restore rule …

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• 15 October

  Clinton, Ashton have discussed about Balkans

  EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Thursday in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They expressed their support to the forthcoming dialogue between Belgrade and

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• 15 October

  Georgia’s President called on nation to unite

  Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called on the country’s people to take into account the lessons that the ancient capital of Georgia Mtskheta got. Addressing to the representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Azerbaijani foreign minister, MPs and state official, who were attending the event devoted to the

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• 15 October

  Serbia: Declaration condemning war crimes was adopted

  The Serbian parliament adopted a declaration condemning the crimes committed against the Serb people and citizens of Serbia. The crimes were committed during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

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• 15 October

  Croatia, Slovenia agree on last bilateral EU hurdle

  Croatia and neighbour Slovenia have found a solution to the last major bilateral obstacle that was blocking Zagreb’s EU entry talks — cross-border banking access, Slovenia’s

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• 15 October

  Karadžić trial adjourned

  The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been adjourned this Thursday because the defendant is not feeling well. Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon decided to adjourn the session after defense had

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• 15 October

  Azerbaijani FM starts Georgia visit

  Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov today launches official part of his Georgia visit. The Georgian Foreign Ministry will today host a meeting of the two countries

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• 15 October

  Bulgaria urges EU-NATO coordination

  The EU and NATO must seek not to double their functions and resources, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels Thursday. Mladenov took part in the meeting

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