February, 2010

• 25 February

  IMF, Serbia reach agreement

  The IMF and the Serbian government successfully completed the third review of their 2.9 billion-euro arrangement, IMF mission chief Albert Jaeger told a press conference in Belgrade on Tuesday. He said that key quantitative targets under the programme have been met and that the IMF Board will likely approve the …

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• 25 February

  UN’s Downer announces delay in Cypriot talks

  UN Special Envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer said on Tuesday that talks to resolve the long-standing dispute between the Greek and Turkish communities on the island will be delayed by the April 18th vote to elect a new Turkish Cypriot leader. The two main candidates to become “president” of the …

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• 25 February

  Nimetz urges Macedonia, Greece to speed up talks

  The UN mediator in the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, is urging both countries to accelerate negotiations to resolve the long-standing row. “I believe it is very important to speed up the talks and make certain decisions,” Nimetz said after meeting Tuesday with Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio …

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• 24 February

  Moscow demands from Yanukovich to return FSB to Crimea and to stop relationship with Georgia

  Moscow has put forward to a new Ukrainian leader, Viktor Yanukovich, a number of categorical demands, which are required for the resumption of friendly relations between the two countries, magazine “Vlast (Power)”, as well as some Ukrainian sources, reported. The head of the administration of formal Kremlin ringleader, Sergei Naryshkin, …

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• 24 February

  Đukanović podržava jedinstvenu BiH

  SARAJEVO Jedinstvena BiH nema alternativu a njen teritorijalni integritet je uslov bez kojeg se ne može govoriti o učvršćivanju stabilnosti regije. Izjavio je ovo jučer Milo Đukanović, premijer Crne Gore, govoreći na forumu Bošnjačkog instituta posvećenom evroatlantskim perspektivama. Đukanović je istakao da dijeli stav SAD kada je u pitanju BiH …

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• 24 February

  Brussels Hosts Bulgaria’s President, Von Rompuy First Meeting

  Bulgaria’s President Georgi Parvanov is expected to confer for the first time with European Council President Herman Von Rompuy during the second day of his working visits to Belgium and Luxembourg.

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• 24 February

  Barroso Hails EU Activism of Bulgarian President Parvanov

  European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has congratuled Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on his activeness for bolstering the EU. Barroso and Parvanov met in Brussels Tuesday night, after the Bulgarian President met with EP head Jerzy Buzek and EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy earlier in the day.

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• 23 February

  Karadzic’s trial scheduled for completion by February 2014

  The Hague Tribunal President, Judge Patrick Robinson, said the appeal in Radovan Karadzic case would be completed by February 2014, and all other appeals in 2013.

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• 23 February

  EU extends Inzko’s mandate in BiH

  The EU foreign ministers yesterday extended the mandates of most special representatives worldwide, including Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Valentin Inzko. His was due to expire next week. The EU justice and interior ministers are expected to extend Pieter Feith’s mandate as EU special representative to Kosovo by another six months …

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• 23 February

  Macedonian PM: Nimetz’ visit to move forward name talks

  Macedonian government will remain completely constructive in solving name dispute and we believe that UN mediator’s visit will move forward name talks. Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski made the remarks on the eve of today’s meeting with Matthew Nimetz, who arrived in Macedonia this afternoon. Gruevski said that Macedonian top officials are …

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