June, 2010

• 3 June

  U.S. Deputy Secretary: Bulgaria is model for Western Balkan countries

  Bulgaria is a model for the Western Balkan countries, U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg told journalists after meeting Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov. He said that Bulgaria plays an important role in the Euro-Atlantic integration of the countries in the region. At their meeting the two discussed the situation in …

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• 3 June

  Serbian FM to meet Slovak counterpart

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić is today visiting Bratislava, where he will meet with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajčak. Jeremić and Lajčak are scheduled to sign a Memorandum of

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• 3 June

  Greece, EU call for coordinated effort to overcome economic crisis

  Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and visiting European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek made a joint plea on Wednesday for coordinated efforts to exit the economic crisis. “The presence of the European Parliament President in Athens sends a strong message of support of the sacrifices of Greek people, so that Greece …

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• 3 June

  Rusia ar putea cere SUA instalarea de sisteme antiracheta in Romania si Bulgaria

  Moscova ar putea propune Washingtonului instalarea in Romania si Bulgaria a unor sisteme antibalistice rusesti S-300, in cadrul posibilului proiect al unui sistem antiracheta comun, afirma generalul rus Vladimir Dvorkin, citat de Sofia Echo si Mediafax. Vladimir Dvorkin, fostul director al unui institut de cercetare apartinand Ministerului rus al Apararii, …

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• 3 June

  Brisel neće BiH ostaviti na ledini

  SARAJEVO Članice Evropske unije tijesno će sarađivati kako bi se unaprijedio proces proširivanja Unije, a zemlje zapadnog Balkana ubrzaće unutrašnje reforme kako bi se ostvario zajednički cilj – ulazak svih država regije u EU. Ovo je ključna poruka konferencije “EU – zapadni Balkan”, koja je uz učešće 48 delegacija zemalja …

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• 3 June

  Romania sees Georgia extremely important for EU energy security

  Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that Georgia can become an extremely important country for the European Union energy security. Georgia, through its position, doubled by a wise policy related to the transit costs, can become an extremely important country for the creation of alternative solutions

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• 3 June

  Romania Hit by Strikes

  Tens of thousands of Romanian public workers went on strike Monday and Tuesday in protest over planned wage cuts. Metro stations were closed and some schools didn’t open, while state sector workers demonstrated in protest, causing significant disruption in the capital Bucharest.

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• 3 June

  Karadzic questions witness on causes of war

  Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, on trial at the UN war crimes court, today in cross-examination questioned prosecution witness Robert Donia about the causes of the Bosnian war.

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• 3 June

  Greece reiterates support for Belgrade’s EU bid

  Serbia should join the EU as soon as possible, Greek President Karolos Papoulias said on Tuesday (June 1st), after meeting with Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic in Athens. Papoulias stressed that Greece will continue to support Belgrade in its membership bid. He also reiterated that efforts aimed at resolving Kosovo’s status …

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• 3 June

  EP panel calls for more reforms in BiH

  The European Parliament’s (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday (June 1st) that calls for easing ethnic tensions and urges Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) leaders to be more responsible regarding the country’s EU future. Though members backed a proposal to lift visa requirements for BiH citizens, they also voiced …

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