March, 2011

• 24 March

  Thousands of protesters rally in Kosovo to support KLA

  Thousands of protesters across Kosovo joined rallies on Wednesday against the recent arrests of veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, suspected of war crimes. The protesters, who rallied in 26 towns in Kosovo, were led by the KLA war veterans association, and asked for the release of all KLA …

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• 24 March

  Croatian President met Slovenian counterpart

  Relations between Slovenia and Croatia are constantly improving, the two countries’ presidents said on Wednesday, while expressing support for Croatia’s EU accession negotiations. Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk and Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said that Croatia’s completion of EU membership talks is in the interest of both countries as well as …

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• 24 March

  Kosovo to tackle Serbia blockade at CEFTA

  Blockade of Kosovo products by Serbia and Bosnia will be raised at the next Central European Free Trade Agreement meeting. Kosovo officials have rejected a proposal of an influential think-tank, the Gap Institute, to pull out of the Central European Free Trade Agreement if Serbia and Bosnia continue to block …

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• 24 March

  Dragomir Milosevic to serve 29 year sentence in Estonia for war crimes

  Former Bosnian Serb General Dragomir Milosevic was transferred on Tuesday (March 22nd) to Estonia to serve his 29-year sentence for crimes against civilians during the 44-month siege of Sarajevo in 1994-1995. The

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• 24 March

  Lajcak reiterates EU expectations for Albania

  Miroslav Lajcak, the EU mediator in efforts to resolve Albania’s political stalemate, reiterated on Tuesday (March 22nd) Brussels’ expectations for the country to move forward. The upcoming May 8th local elections are

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• 24 March

  UNOPS to conduct census in Kosovo north

  The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will be in charge of running a population and buildings census in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo. Public Administration Ministry spokesperson Majlinde Sinani-Lulaj said on

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• 23 March

  PACE Rapporteurs for Moldova held discussions with Moldavian Prime minister

  The sides discussed the activity of the governmental institutions and the implementation of reforms in line Moldova’s commitments taken towards the Council of Europe (CoE), in the context of the specific political situation emerged in Moldova as a result of the impossibility to elect the president.

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• 23 March

  Belgrade-Priština dialogue to resume on Monday, March 28

  The second meeting in scope of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue will be held in Brussels on March 28, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday. The topics of the talks, according to the announcement, are yet to be defined with Belgrade and Priština.

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• 23 March

  Serbian Minister for Kosovo: Belgrade insists on UN census

  Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says that Belgrade’s stance is that Kosovo institutions cannot conduct a population and property census in Serb enclaves. Priština authorities did not agree to an UN-monitored census south of the Ibar River and the UN only agreed to take census in the northern part …

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• 23 March

  NATO PA President says he is ready to assist Georgia in its dialogue with Russia

  The President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Karl Lamers said he is ready to assist Georgia in its dialogue with Russia. Conflicts should be resolved peacefully, Lamers said on 76th Rose-Roth seminar of the NATO PA held in Tbilisi. Lamers said the conflict resolution has never been an easy …

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