March, 2012

• 12 March

  EU to sign off second bailout package for Greece today

  Euro zone finance ministers will sign off on a second bailout package for Greece today. The bloc’s original problem debtor, Greece, swapped its privately held bonds over the

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• 12 March

  US senator makes lobby for Bosnia, Georgia, Macedonia, and Montenegro NATO accession

  U.S. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has introduced the NATO Enlargement Bill, calling on President Obama to provide “a clear roadmap” for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, and Montenegro to NATO at the Chicago summit in late May.

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• 12 March

  EU starts new discussion with Skopje

  The Brussels-Skopje dialogue is not intended at bypassing Greece’s continued blockade of the country’s EU membership talks but at keeping alive the momentum for reform until the problem with Greece is solved. The first talks start this Thursday in Skopje between teams led by the EU’s enlargement commissioner, Stefan Fuele, …

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• 9 March

  Germany calls on Greece to tighten border controls

  Germany and Austria called on Greece on Thursday to tighten immigration controls, saying that other countries in the European Union may be forced to reinstate border checks if Athens did not act. A group of seven EU ministers of justice and home affairs urged Greece to improve border controls using …

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• 9 March

  EU to improve cooperation with Skopje

  European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle said the high-level dialog will create new dynamics and strengthen the ties between Macedonia and the EU. 5 priority areas will be under discussion, such as public administration reform, rule of law, freedom of the press, improvement of election process and development of the market …

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• 9 March

  Serb mayors from Northern Kosovo urged Serbs not to take Pristina documents

  Northern Kosovo town mayors and Kosovska Mitrovica District Head Radenko Nedeljković have urged Serbs not to take Kosovo license plates and personal documents. They said most that it was not enough that almost 100 percent of citizens voted against the

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• 9 March

  EC President Herman Van Rompuy says Bosnia must move forward with reforms

  On March 9, the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina visited Brussels were he met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy praised Bosnia’s political efforts and urged for more reforms: 

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• 9 March

  Bulgaria recalls ambassador to Serbia

  The Bulgarian Ambassador to Serbia, Georgi Dimitrov, had been recalled after a scandal with Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister, Avgustina Tsvetkova. Tsvetkova had travelled to

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• 9 March

  Croatia ratified EU accession treaty

  Croatia’s parliament, the Sabor, unanimously ratified the country’s EU Accession Treaty on Friday, 14 months before Croatia is due to join the European club as its 28th member. Croatian MPs on Friday ratified the

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• 8 March

  Serbia-Italy summit begins in Belgrade

  The second Serbia-Italy Summit is held in Belgrade on Thursday. The Italian delegation is headed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. A total of six agreements were signed at the second Serbia-Italy summit on Thursday.

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