February, 2010

• 9 February

  Russian Ambassador: Cooperation with the Bulgarian President and Prime Minister is in mutual benevolent direction

  I believe that we have managed to establish mutual fellowship with the new elected Prime Minister and colleagues of the Cabinet. Therefore my major efforts are for further strengthening and stabilization of the traditionally strong relations of our countries in all fields of mutual interest, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Yuriy …

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• 9 February

  EU applauds Ukrainian presidential elections

  The European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton gave a welcome to the completion of the second round of voting in the Ukrainian presidential elections in a statement publushed Monday, Xinhua News Agency informed. “The generally calm atmosphere in which the elections were conducted, the open campaign in the media …

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• 9 February

  EP member Doris Pack says Kosovo’s EU integration depends on domestic leadership

  European Parliament (EP) member Doris Pack says Kosovo needs 12 to 18 months to meet the EU-set criteria before it can benefit from visa liberalisation. “It depends on politics. If Kosovo authorities work faster, the processes can move faster too,” Pack was quoted as saying by public broadcaster RTK on …

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• 9 February

  EP rapporteur says BiH could get visa liberalisation in July

  European Parliament (EP) rapporteur on visa liberalisation for the Western Balkans Tanja Fajon says BiH has made significant progress in implementing conditions in its EU visa liberalisation road map. In an interview with the Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz on Sunday (February 7th), Fajon said she expects the country to get …

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• 9 February

  Kosovo to participate in KFOR downsizing

  Any further downsizing of NATO’s troops in Kosovo will be decided in co-operation with authorities in Pristina, Albanian Defence Minister Arben Imami said on Sunday (February 7th). “Kosovo has developed into a stable country … showing political maturity,” Imami said in Tirana, after attending a meeting of NATO defence ministers …

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• 9 February

  Thaci Asks ISG to Support Strategy for Kosovo North

  Kosovo’s PM Hashim Thaci told political directors of the foreign ministries of the 25 member states of the International Steering Group, ISG, that the strategy for northern Kosovo is above all crucial for improving the lives of the people who reside there.

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• 9 February

  Macedonia, Albania Discuss Corridor 8

  The key project that can contribute to further cooperation between Albania and Macedonia is the continued construction of the east-west European road and rail network, the countries’ foreign ministers concluded Monday at a meeting in Tirana.

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• 8 February

  Nema novih uslova za ukidanje viza

  SARAJEVO Ekspertni timovi Evropske komisije, koji su jučer u BiH započeli provjeru provedbe uslova za ukidanje viza bh. građanima, nisu imali primjedbi na realizaciju uslova, rekao je Samir Rizvo, šef bh. Interresorne radne grupe za liberalizaciju viznog režima. “Predstavnici Evropske komisije zaduženi za oblasti granica, migracija i azila započeli su …

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• 8 February

  Members of Moldovan Parliament to visit Bucharest

  A delegation of Members the Moldovan Parliament, headed by Igor Corman (PD), chairperson of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Board, will make an official visit to Romania in the period between February 7 and 10 The Moldovan MPs go to Bucharest at the invitation of the Foreign Policy Board …

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• 8 February

  Macedonian FM: Skopje-Tirana cooperation important to region

  The cooperation between Macedonia and Albania is highly significant to the stability in the region and to overall development of the Balkans, a senior Macedonian official said on Monday. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta.

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