February, 2012

• 1 February

  EU Prosecutor refused to testify in Limaj trial

  After an EU prosecutor, Maurizio Salustro, refused to testify in the Klecka case, saying he had immunity as an international staffer, Fatmir Limaj’s defence asked the Chief Prosecutor to suspend the Italian lawyer from the trial. Fatmir Limaj’s defence team yesterday

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January, 2012

• 31 January

  Serbian committee to hold meeting on referendum in Kosovo

  The Serbian parliament’s Committee on Kosovo and Metohija is set to discuss the decisions by the assemblies of the four municipalities from northern Kosovo. The Serb municipalities have called a referendum for mid-February, where the citizens will

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• 31 January

  France politicians put on hold law on Armenian genocide

  France’s new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.

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• 31 January

  EU hopes to have a debt deal for Greece by end of week

  European leaders Monday called for an accord “by the end of the week” on a 130-billion euro (USD 171-billion) bailout for Greece as well as a debt writedown from private investors. “We urge finance ministers to take all

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• 31 January

  Serbia given one month to complete EU candidacy status requirements

  Director of the government EU Integration Office Milica Delević says she is optimistic about Serbia’s EU candidacy status in March. This, provided the preconditions defined by the European Council in

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• 31 January

  Croatia will not support Serbian FM for UN General Assembly presidency

  Croatian FM Vesna Pusić stated that Croatia will support Lithuania’s candidate for President of the United Nations General Assembly. This is because Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremićć

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• 31 January

  United States President backs Georgia’s NATO accession

  US President Barack Obama on 30 January offered his support for Georgia’s accession to NATO and a possible free trade agreement between the two countries. After hosting his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili in the White House, Obama said at a subsequent press conference: “What we’ve agreed

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• 31 January

  Local conference in Bosnia concludes that EU opportunity should not be missed

  Bosnia faces many challenges before it can apply for EU membership but the country must not miss its chance, a debate in Sarajevo on Monday heard. Bosnia lags far behind other countries in the region in its efforts to join the European

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• 31 January

  Former PM of Romania Adrian Nastase sentenced by court to two years in jail

  Adrian Nastase, prime minister from 2000 to 2004, has been sentenced to two years in prison for corruption but is expected to appeal the verdict. Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase on Monday was sentenced to two years in prison for siphoning-off state funds worth around €1.6 million to fund his …

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• 30 January

  Šešelj sues Hague Tribunal for damaging his human rights

  Vojislav Šešelj has filed a request for the Hague Tribunal to pay him damages worth EUR 2mn for violating his basic human right during detention. The leader of the opposition Serb Radical Party (SRS) has been detained at the Hague Tribunal since he

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