May, 2010

• 13 May

  Turkey pushes UN to set timeline for Cyprus talks

  Talk of a timeline for Cypriot reunification from the United Nations’ secretary-general would represent an important success in the peace process, according to a Turkish diplomat. Mentioning – even indirectly – a timeline for the completion of the talks by [U.N. Secretary-General] Mr. Ban Ki-moon in his to-be-released Goodwill Mission …

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• 13 May

  EU: Romania not ready for euro adoption yet

  The European Commission on Wednesday concluded Romania is not yet prepared to join the euro area, citing a series of legal incompatibilities along the mandatory criteria for adopting the European common currency. In its 2010 convergence report, the Commission said Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden …

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• 13 May

  Development of Georgia-EU relations satisfies sides

  EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby, who is on visit to Tbilisi, met with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The sides discussed priority directions of the Georgia-EU cooperation, the ministry said.

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• 13 May

  Brammertz continues visit to Serbia

  Hague Chief Serge Brammertz had a meeting with President of the Serbian National Council for Cooperation Rasim Ljajić on Thursday. Brammertz will also confer with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković and War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević later in the day.

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• 13 May

  Romanians continue protests, call on president, govt to resign over austerity plan

  About 200 Romanian unionists are protesting Thursday outside the presidential palace in Bucharest and call on the president and government to resign because of the austerity plan authorities announced. About 300 other unionists are picketing the Government headquarters.

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• 13 May

  Albanian Prime Minister to visit Macedonia this month

  Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha will visit Macedonia later this month, Albanian media quote government sources as saying. During the stay in Skopje, Berisha is expected to reiterate Albania’s support to peace and stability in Macedonia. The same sources said Albanian prime minister and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski are …

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• 13 May

  Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania sign agreement to establish a joint venture on the project of a new way of transporting Azerbaijani gas to Europe

  Georgia, Azerbaijan and Romania have signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture (JV) on the project of a new way of transporting Azerbaijani gas to Europe yesterday. Tbilisi hosted a ministerial on the implementation of the Georgian-Azerbaijani-Romanian project on the transportation of Azerbaijani liquefied natural gas to …

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• 13 May

  Bulgaria Awaits EC Decision over Excessive Deficit

  The European Commission is expected to announce on Wednesday whether it will target Bulgaria with an excessive deficit procedure for exceeding the ceiling of 3% of GDP as it issues its report on euro hopefuls. The Commission will say whether Bulgaria, Denmark, Luxembourg and Finland are in breach of the …

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• 13 May

  RS’s Dodik meets with High Representative Inzko

  Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik told High Representative Valentin Inzko on Tuesday (May 11th) that his entity is willing to resolve state and military property issues but others are not. At a meeting in Banja Luka, Dodik also said that while RS is ready to comply with December’s …

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• 13 May

  Croatian President: believes the trial of Dragan Vasiljkovic will be fair

  Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said that he believes the trial of Dragan Vasiljkovic, who was arrested in Australia yesterday, will be fair. “I do believe that today in Croatia everybody can expect a fair trial. As in any legal system, we have all that is needed to monitor the quality …

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