December, 2010

• 17 December

  Pristina, Tirana reject Marty’s report on Thaci

  Officials in Kosovo and Albania angrily deny allegations of weapons, drugs and human organ trafficking that Council of Europe (CoE) Special Rapporteur Dick Marty has made against Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Acting President Jakup Krasniqi said on Wednesday (December 15th) that the report

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• 16 December

  BiH appeals court upholds Glavas sentence

  The appeals chamber of the Court of BiH upheld on Tuesday, December 14th, the war crimes sentence handed down to Branimir Glavas. In July, Croatia sentenced the former parliament member to eight years

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• 16 December

  UN urges speed up in Cypriot talks

  The UN Security Council two days ago urged Greek and Turkish Cypriots to accelerate talks to reunify their divided island. The Council expressed concern about the pace of negotiations in recent months and urged “decisive progress in the near future”. The Council also adopted a resolution extending the mandate of …

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• 15 December

  EU ready to probe Thaci over Marty’s draft report

  The European Union said Wednesday it was ready to probe Kosovo’s prime minister Hashim Thaci over accusations he was involved in organ-trafficking and other crimes in the aftermath of the 1998-99 war with Serbia. The report, by Swiss Council of Europe deputy Dick Marty, accuses Thaci of being in charge …

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• 15 December

  Montenegro to receive EU candidate status

  European Union foreign ministers have agreed to grant official EU candidate status to Montenegro, the fourth former Yugoslav republic to take this step towards European integration. “We have given the green light for Montenegro for candidate status,” Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere was cited by the AP as saying on …

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• 15 December

  Moldova to recount election votes

  Moldova’s Central Elections Commission is beginning to recount the ballots that were cast in a snap parliamentary election on November 28th. The Commission is complying with the decision that the republic’s Constitutional Court has made on application by the opposition Communist Party, which

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• 15 December

  Serbian FM visits Russia

  Serbian and Russian Foreign Ministers Vuk Jeremić and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral and international cooperation in Moscow today. The two ministries are preparing a declaration on strategic partnership between Russia and Serbia. 

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• 15 December

  Ukrainian President: Our country is a reliable bridge between Europe, Russia, United States

  Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych sees Ukraine as “a reliable bridge” between the major economic centers of the world – Europe, Russia and the United States. “Ukraine wants to be a reliable bridge between large, powerful and economically developed centers of the world such as Europe, Russia and the United States. …

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• 15 December

  Bosnia, Albania residents to travel without visa within EU

  As of Wednesday, the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina who possess biometric passports will be able to travel visa-free to the EU member states. This also applies to trips to Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. The European Council approved on November 8 the decision on visa abolition for citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania.

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• 15 December

  Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak to lead EU Diplomatic Service in Balkans

  Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak has been appointed to a top post in the EU’s new diplomatic service, where he will head the section for Russia, the Eastern Neighborhood and the Western Balkans. The former Slovak foreign minister previously served as his country’s ambassador to Serbia and also as the high representative …

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