July, 2010

• 1 July

  PIC Steering Board meets in BiH

  The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board gathered on Tuesday (June 29th) in Sarajevo for a two-day meeting. After a briefing from Security Minister Sadik Ahmetovic about Sunday’s pre-dawn attack on a police station in Bugojno that killed a police officer, the Board condemned it as “an attack … on …

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• 1 July

  Albania’s Meta calls for electoral reform

  Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI) leader Ilir Meta on Tuesday (June 29th) urged political leaders to start strengthening electoral legislation, to ensure small parties get more representation. “Discussions need to be wide and all inclusive,” he said. Meta’s SMI only managed to win a handful of seats in parliament in …

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June, 2010

• 30 June

  President Georgi Parvanov to pay a working visit to Azerbaijan

  Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will pay a working visit to Azerbaijan on June 30 and July 1, the press office of the presidency announced. Visit of the Bulgarian head of state is at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev in response to his working visit in Sofia in November 2009. 

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• 30 June

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele: Macedonia must boost reforms

  Macedonia must boost reforms in several areas if it hopes not to spoil last year’s positive report from the European Commission that contained a recommendation for the start of its EU accession talks. This is what EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele conveyed on Tuesday in Brussels to his guest, Macedonia’s …

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• 30 June

  Georgia set for EU associate membership talks

  Georgia will begin talks for acquiring an associate membership of the European Union, its President Mikheil Saakashvili has announced. The talks will start on July 15 when a high-ranking EU delegation will arrive to Tbilisi, Saakashvili said during a meeting of Georgia’ Security Council.

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• 30 June

  EU set to held intergovernmental accession conference with Croatia

  Croatia is set to take another step towards the EU Wednesday, opening three more chapters in its membership negotiations and closing another couple. The Croatian delegation will be led by Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Jadrokovic.

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• 30 June

  Ban, Eroglu discuss Cypriot issue

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Monday (June 28th) to “grasp the current political window of opportunity to reach a settlement” in long-standing efforts

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• 30 June

  Montenegro prosecutes seven for crimes against humanity

  Seven former army and police officers went on trial in Bijelo Polje on Monday (June 28th) for crimes against humanity. They are charged with the inhumane treatment of Muslims in the northwest region of Bukovica — near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina — in 1992 and 1993. The area …

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• 30 June

  Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski rejects opposition call for early elections

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski rejected on Monday (June 28th) opposition calls for early elections, while acknowledging that each party has the legitimate right to seek a snap vote. As for the name row with Greece, Gruevski said there are no indications that UN mediator Matthew Nimetz will

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• 30 June

  US ambassador criticises Kosovo government

  US Ambassador to Kosovo Christopher Dell continues criticising the government, which, he says is controlling the country’s economy. At a public forum Monday (June 28th) on

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