June, 2010

• 21 June

  AI wants Kosovo to investigate Kurti’s arrest

  Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) urged Kosovo authorities on Friday (June 18th) to look into claims of “excessive use of force” at the arrest of leader of the Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) movement Albin Kurti. Kurti was detained on June 12th but was released two days later. On Friday, AI said …

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• 18 June

  „Proiectul Pasat”, un cocktail Molotov ruso-bisericesc

  „Împărăţia Mea nu este din lumea aceasta” (Ioan XVIII, 36) Chestiunea cu cel mai mare potenţial de criză astăzi în RM este cea religioasă. Aparent, totul a început de la o dispută legată de obligativitatea materiei „Bazele Ortodoxiei” în şcoli, iniţiată de Valeriu Pasat, preşedintele Grupului de iniţiativă pentru desfăşurarea …

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• 18 June

  Turkey, Greece, Italy signed a memorandum of understanding for natural gas pipeline

  Turkey, Italy and Greece on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a natural gas pipeline that will carry natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Under a statement issued by Turkey’s Ministry of Energy

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• 18 June

  European Parliament: Bosnia is politically unstable

  The European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution on Bosnia-Herzegovina, expressing concern over the political instability in that country. The EP also mentioned that as a problem a “lack of will of political forces and leaders in the country to achieve a joint vision”.

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• 18 June

  Moldova is going to have a museum of Stalinist repression victims

  Wednesday, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat asked Moldovan Minister of Culture Boris Focsa to urgently find a place for such institution. The Prime Minister said: “The Government shall provide funding for organizing and opening the museum. Every citizen must know what happened to the nation. Our children must know

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• 18 June

  Serbian President met with Bosnia-Herzegovina President

  Serbian President Boris Tadić met on Thursday in Belgeade with President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina Borjana Krišto. They assessed that under the Dayton Peace Accords, agreement among all three constituent nations in Bosnia-Herzegovina is a prerequisite of any internal changes in the country. 

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• 18 June

  Georgia will participate in EU conference

  Italy will host the conference of representatives of the EU member-sates’ and countries outside the union June 19 at the initiative of the European People’s Party. Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze will participate at the event.

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• 18 June

  NATO Secretary General to visit Macedonia today

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday is set to begin his first official visit to Macedonia. During his time in the country Rasmussen will meet with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and Defense Minister Zoran Konjanovski.

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• 18 June

  EP mediation fails to resolve Albania’s stalemate

  European Parliament (EP) officials are acknowledging that mediation aimed at resolving the political stalemate in Albania has failed. After a month of efforts, leaders of left and right wing parties in the EP, Joseph Daul and

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• 18 June

  Romanian opposition challenges austerity plan in court

  The opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) on Wednesday (June 16th) filed an official appeal of the government’s fiscal austerity plan with the Constitutional Court, which will review it next week. The biggest bone of contention is a plan to cut pensions by 15%, via provisions that opposition lawmakers describe as

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