November, 2010

• 10 November

  Croatian police arrest war crimes suspect

  Croatian police arrested on Monday (November 8th) former Bjelovar wartime official Jure Simic on suspicion of war crimes committed against prisoners of war during the 1991-1995 conflict. Prosecutors say Simic ordered the murder of three members of the former Yugoslav Army, part of a larger group of military officers captured by …

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• 10 November

  EULEX investigations continue in Kosovo

  EULEX head Xavier Bout de Marnhac said on Monday (November 8th) that corruption investigations are ongoing and that new developments can be expected soon. “This is a very serious issue … There will

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• 9 November

  Barroso: Romania needs to speed up judicial reforms

  José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has advised Romania to speed up efforts to reform its judiciary system and combat corruption if it wants to join the EU’s border-free Schengen area. Speaking to the press following a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu

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• 9 November

  Croatia will not participate in Belene NPP

  Croatia will not participate in the construction project of Belene nuclear power plant, said the country’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. Bulgaria offered Serbia and Croatia

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• 9 November

  EC to publish report on Serbia

  The European Commission will today in Brussels publish its report on Serbia’s EU accession. It is expected that Serbia will be called on to invest more efforts to find and

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• 9 November

  Turkish President comments on EU’s stance on his country

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul has told European leaders that the EU needs his country as a member if it wants to remain a global force. “It is sad to observe that some European leaders do not properly see the future

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• 9 November

  EU is not ready to start negotiations with Kosovo over visa liberalisation

  The European Commission has revealed that it is not ready to start negotiations with Kosovo over visa liberalisation because Pristina does not have a reintegration package for its returnees.

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• 9 November

  EC to announce report on Macedonia’s progress

  The European Commission is to announce the report on Macedonia’s progress. The country is expected to receive a positive report, but no starting date for accession negotiations due to the name dispute with Greece. The report will probably note that the country complies with the political criteria, but has to …

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• 9 November

  Democratic League of Kosovo gets new leader

  Priština Mayor Isa Mustafa was appointed new president of the Democratic League of Kosovo at the party’s 7th election assembly on Sunday. Mustafa won by 235 of the total 395 votes, while the other party president candidate, Fatmir Sejdiju earned 124 assembly delegate votes. 

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• 9 November

  Romania and Moldova signed a border cooperation treaty

  Romania and Moldova signed a border cooperation treaty yesterday. The treaty was signed by Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Baconschi and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat in Bucharest on the sidelines of the regional Danube Summit. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced the plans to sign the treaty earlier …

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