The Spanish government has decided to extradite suspected war criminal Veselin Vlahovic, who is wanted by Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro for a variety of crimes, but Spanish authorities did not indicate to which country Vlahovic will be extradited.
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12 April
Tadic, Josipovic Discuss Solution to Genocide Suits
Serbian President Boris Tadic said that Serbia and Croatia have talked about finding a solution that could allow an out-of-court settlement and trials before regular courts to replace the genocide lawsuits the two countries have filed against one another at the International Court of Justice, ICJ.
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12 April
Montengro ‘Could Be EU Candidate by Year’s End’
Charles Tannock, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Montenegro, has said that the European Commission will likely complete its report on Montenegro’s readiness to become an EU candidate by the fall, which could allow the country to obtain EU candidate status by the end of this year.
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12 April
Steinberg: Kosovo and Serbia Should Discuss Pragmatic Issues
On the last stop of his Balkans tour, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visited Kosovo and met with President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Steinberg praised the Kosovo government for the most recent municipal elections, claiming that such elections signal the building of an inclusive …
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12 April
Papandreou: Greece may use aid package
Prime Minister George Papandreou said that Greece may have to use a proposed EU-IMF financial aid package. On last Sunday, Papandreou said resorting to the mechanism is not his country’s ” first option ” , but it may be needed. ” The question remains whether this mechanism will convince markets …
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12 April
Bulgaria gives up eurozone application for now
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced Friday (April 9th) that Bulgaria will give up its eurozone application for the time being due to its current inability to meet the European Monetary Union criteria. Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov said that the country will voluntarily revise its 2008 and 2009 budget deficits. The …
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12 April
EC will not monitor Montenegro’s local elections
The European Commission (EC) will not send a special mission to monitor the upcoming local election in Montenegro, the head of the EC delegation in Podgorica, Leopold Maurer, said on Friday (April 9th). The comment came after a request of the opposition Movement for Changes (PzP), which earlier asked the …
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9 April
7 aprilie – „un pogrom”, iar Basarabia – „un lagăr de concentrare”
„Politica este arta de a-i face pe oameni să creadă” (Machiavelli) Disputele care există la Chişinău în legătură cu semnificaţia zilei de 7 aprilie trebuie aşezate pe ecranul mai larg al bătăliei pentru simboluri care a marcat istoria RM de la constituirea ei recentă până astăzi. Bătălia pentru simboluri Confruntarea …
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9 April
Council of Europe committee to visit Georgia
Rapporteurs of the Council of Europe Monitoring Committee Matyas Eorsi and David Wilshire will pay a working visit to Georgia April 11. They will meet Special Representative of the Council of Europe’s Secretary General Boris Vodz.
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9 April
Austria’s foreign minister coming to Moldova friday
Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Spindelegger will pay a working visit to Chisinau on April 9 on the invitation of his Moldovan colleague – Deputy Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca. The diplomats will discuss bilateral relations and possibilities of providing assistance by Austria to …
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