June, 2010

• 3 June

  Karadzic questions witness on causes of war

  Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, on trial at the UN war crimes court, today in cross-examination questioned prosecution witness Robert Donia about the causes of the Bosnian war.

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• 3 June

  Greece reiterates support for Belgrade’s EU bid

  Serbia should join the EU as soon as possible, Greek President Karolos Papoulias said on Tuesday (June 1st), after meeting with Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic in Athens. Papoulias stressed that Greece will continue to support Belgrade in its membership bid. He also reiterated that efforts aimed at resolving Kosovo’s status …

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• 3 June

  EP panel calls for more reforms in BiH

  The European Parliament’s (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday (June 1st) that calls for easing ethnic tensions and urges Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) leaders to be more responsible regarding the country’s EU future. Though members backed a proposal to lift visa requirements for BiH citizens, they also voiced …

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• 3 June

  Political crisis postpones EP resolution on Albania

  The European Parliament (EP) refused to vote for a resolution on Albania’s EU integration on Tuesday (June 1st), thus jeopardising Tirana’s visa liberalisation process. The country’s ongoing political stalemate drove the decision, the EP explained on its website. Adoption of the document has been postponed until the end of June. …

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• 3 June

  EU urged to give Kosovo concrete membership perspective

  European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek believes that Kosovo needs a clear membership perspective, rather than promises regarding its EU future. Lunacek presented a document in Vienna on Tuesday (June 1st) containing eight recommendations, drafted with experts and representatives of Kosovo’s civil society. “I am working on a …

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• 2 June

  US Deputy Secretary of State Set for Bulgaria Visit

  The US Deputy Secretary of State, James B. Steinberg, is set to visit Bulgaria Thursday to hold meetings with senior Bulgarian government officials, the US State Department has confirmed. Steinberg is first traveling to Sarajevo on Wednesday to attend the EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting

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• 2 June

  European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos arrives to Chisinau for high-level talks

  Commissioner Dacian Ciolos, responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, will pay a visit to Moldova on 3-6 June 2010. The Commissioner will meet with Moldova’s Acting President and Speaker of the Parliament Mihai Ghimpu, Prime Minister Vlad Filat, Minister for Agriculture

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• 2 June

  End of NATO mission in Albania to be marked in capital

  The end of the NATO mission in Albania will be marked in its capital on Wednesday. The Albanian ambassador in Bulgaria Bujar Skendo describes NATO mission as “necessary for gaining ground for the modern

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• 2 June

  Romanii timoceni sub ancheta. Senatorul Badea face apel la presedintele Serbiei

  Autoritatile sarbe continua presiunile exercitate asupra comunitatii romanesti din Valea Timocului inaintea alegerilor pentru Consiliile Nationale ale Minoritatilor din Serbia, transmite Romanian Global News. Alegerile minoritare – programate pentru 6 iunie – au declansat din partea autoritatilor sarbe o ampla campanie de intimidare care a inceput cu mai multe saptamani …

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• 2 June

  Tadić continues visit to Greece

  Serbian President Boris Tadić will meet in Athens today, on the second day of his official visit to Greece, with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. He will also meet with Greek businesspeople at a meeting of the Greek-Serbian Business Council.

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