January, 2010

• 11 January

  Moldova will necessarily have parliamentary elections in 2010 – Tkachuk

  Mark Tkachuk said that the now opposition Communist Party is actively preparing for an early election, and this work has redoubled force after the Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin’s coming back from winter vacation. The Moldovan Communist Party shall be defending the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, according to …

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• 11 January

  Josipović elected new Croatian president

  Social Democratic Party candidate Ivo Josipović had a convincing win in the second round of presidential elections in Croatia. According to the first official results from the state election commission, Josipović won 60.29 percent of the vote, and independent candidate Milan Bandić received 39.71 percent.

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• 11 January

  No Srebrenica resolution drafts in Serbian parliament

  Serbian Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović says that parliament has not received any official initiative for adopting a Srebrenica resolution. “I would personally support every resolution that condemns war crimes, including those in Srebrenica. In my opinion it is not enough for only Srebrenica to be included in it,” Đukić-Dejanović said.

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• 11 January

  Macedonia Will Continue Seeking Name Solution

  Skopje will continue seeking a solution to its name dispute that does not violate the state and the national interests of Macedonia’s nationals, Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski said. In cooperation with the UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz and through direct contacts in the upcoming period, Macedonia will try to reach …

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• 11 January

  Josipovic: Croatia May Withdraw Genocide Suit

  Newly elected Croatian President, Ivo Josipovic, has repeated an earlier statement that his country might consider withdrawing its genocide suit against Serbia if Belgrade accepts certain conditions. Josipovic said that he doesn’t see a reason to continue with the genocide suit if Belgrade accepts talks on missing persons, war crimes …

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• 11 January

  Bulgaria Ruling GERB Selects PM Party Leader

  Bulgaria’s ruling party the Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, unanimously elected Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as its leader at a conference on Sunday, as expected.

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• 11 January

  Romanians to travel without visas in Turkey

  Romanian citizens who want to travel to Turkey for a period of 90 days will not need visas, which were abolished on January 7, the Romanian Foreign Ministry announced. 

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• 11 January

  Ne koriste usluge najpovoljnijeg mobilnog operatora

  Državne institucije u ovoj godini potrošit će oko 10,5 miliona KM za telefonske i poštanske usluge, a gotovo nijedna institucija na javnom natječaju nije izabrala najpovoljnijeg mobilnog operatera iako značajan dio ovih troškova otpada na račune za službene mobitele. “Dva su problema u vezi s telefonskom uslugama. Na ovoj stavci …

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• 11 January

  Spain says it supports further EU enlargement

  Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said on Friday (January 8th) that Spain will continue talks on the EU accession of Balkan countries. Moratinos, who will preside over the European Foreign Policy Council over the next six months said that talks with Croatia will continue. Four more chapters in Turkey’s EU accession …

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• 11 January

  Bakonschi says Romania should be less timid in relations with EU

  Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said on Saturday (January 9th) that Romania should overcome its “timidity” in relations with the EU. “We should have a new behaviour. I am in no way suggesting that we should raise our voice, but we should have our own

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