October, 2010

• 18 October

  Karadzic requests military documents from Bosnia

  Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has asked the Hague Tribunal to issue a binding order requesting that the Bosnian government submit a number of documents relevant to his defence. The indictee said the military documents were necessary for the trial, which is being held before

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• 18 October

  Hungarian President Pal Schmitt in visit to Romania

  Hungarian President Pal Schmitt will visit Romania on Monday and Tuesday, at the invitation of his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu. Official talks between the two heads of State, followed by a joint press conference, will take place at the Cotroceni Palace today. The meeting will focus on the development of …

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• 18 October

  Bulgarian Economy Minister: both Bulgaria, Romania to profit from South Stream

  Both Bulgaria and Romania might profit from South Stream, stated Bulgarian economy minister Traikov, commenting on views that the two countries are competing for a place in the Russian project. Speaking in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Traikov stated that there are many opportunities for

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• 18 October

  Catherine Ashton welcomes Moldova’s ratification of statute on International Criminal Court

  Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has “warmly welcomed” Moldova’s ratification on 12 October of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). “This is an important step towards combating

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• 18 October

  Romanian President: Romania supports Serbia’s European road

  Serbia is a key for the stability and security in the Western Balkans, Romanian President Traian Basescu said at an international forum in Bucharest. Basescu added the pro-European authorities in Belgrade should be supported. He also noted Romania considers it very important to back up the European road of Moldova …

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• 18 October

  Armenia, Romania to strengthen bilateral relations

  Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on Friday met with Armenia’s Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. The two men also exchanged views on the activity of Armenian-Romanian intergovernmental committee as well as cultural and political dialogue. Ambassador Gasparyan thanked the Romanian government …

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• 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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