November, 2011

• 11 November

  Turkey moves into Balkan diplomacy

  Turkish foreign ministry work with Serbia to form a union for the Muslims living especially in Sandzak region in this country to prevent their possible separation from the mainland according to diplomatic sources. A silent and meticulous diplomacy between Turkey and Serbia is nearing an end to produce

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• 11 November

  Georgia is very close to NATO integration, says President

  Georgia has never been so close to realising its dream of integrating into Europe and NATO, as it is today, Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a briefing in Batumi on Thursday. He said he believes the Secretary General’s statements and Russia “cannot interfere with this process”. “The Secretary General …

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• 11 November

  Bulgaria and Romania to cooperate on EU funds absorption

  Bulgaria is willing to share with Romania its experience in dealing with challenges, related to EU funds absorption, the press service of European affairs minister Tomislav Donchev said on November 9 2011. Donchev was on a two-day visit to Bucharest where he met with Romanian government officials.

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• 11 November

  Germany favors a phase-in Schengen entry for Romania and Bulgaria

  A phased-in Schengen entry is still a possibility for Romania, even though not all Schengen member countries would be ready for a decision like that, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated.

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• 11 November

  Ceremony for new Greek cabinet has been delayed

  The swearing-in ceremony for Greece’s new prime minister and cabinet has been delayed. The ceremony was delayed by two hours to 4 pm (1400 GMT), the office of President Karolos Papoulias said, without providing a reason.

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• 9 November

  Greek PM Papandreou resigns, wishes well to successor

  Greece’s two main parties reached an agreement to form an interim coalition government to secure a new €130 billion ($177 billion) debt deal and keep the country in the euro, the outgoing prime minister said Wednesday.

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• 9 November

  NATO says Georgia must implement reforms before joining the Alliance

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday urged Georgia to intensify its political and military reforms to bring the ex-Soviet state closer to membership of the Western alliance. “Further reforms will be a ticket to membership,” Rasmussen told reporters in Tbilisi at the start of his two-day visit to …

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• 9 November

  US prosecutor to visit Albania for organ trafficking investigation

  The US prosecutor heading the investigation into allegations of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, organ trafficking will visit Tirana on November 10. John Clint Williamson, who leads the seven member Special Investigative Task Force of the EU mission, EULEX, will meet with

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• 9 November

  Skopje Government to lobby for EU accession talks date

  Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the European integration, Teuta Arifi, said that this month the Macedonian government would start lobbying ahead of the EU summit in December. “The picture in the region has changed this year in terms of the European integration and it is important for Macedonia …

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• 9 November

  Turkey urges EU to help fight against PKK

  EU Minister Egemen Bağış has urged European countries to work with Turkey to eliminate the PKK, which allegedly controls the largest drug network in Europe. “European countries should now be aware of their own interests and cooperate with Turkey to destroy the PKK,” Bağış said, adding

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