December, 2009

• 29 December

  Romanian MPs to start 2010 budget talks on Jan 11

  Romania’s parliament will begin talks on the centrist coalition government’s austere 2010 budget bill on Jan. 11, key to freeing up a 20 billion euro aid package led by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF has said it would return to Bucharest once a budget has been approved in January …

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• 29 December

  Mesić on genocidal policies, good relations

  Relations between Croatia and Serbia have not worsened and cooperation is good between the two countries, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said. Speaking on the differing stances on Kosovo, Mesić said that the policies of Serbia are too focused on the “Kosovo myth”, but that Serbia “does not have to recognize …

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• 29 December

  Sejdiu says he “won’t invite Tadić”

  Fatmir Sejdiu says he will not invite President Boris Tadić to a “mini summit of presidents of Kosovo’s neighboring countries”. “I won’t invite him to a meeting of colleagues from the region. There will certainly be other occasions, but I won’t invite him just for the sake of it. How …

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• 29 December

  “EU with Serbia or Croatia or some other regional country will be stronger”- Spanish State Secretary for European affairs

  The Spanish state secretary for European affairs says his country will “encourage” Serbia and the West Balkans in the EU integration process.

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• 29 December

  Ukraine, Russia reach new deal on oil transit: officials

  Russia and Ukraine have signed a new agreement on Russian oil transits via Ukraine to Europe for next year, a spokesman for Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz said on Tuesday.

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• 29 December

  Kosovo Ambassador to hand in his credentials to Zagreb

  The newly appointed Kosovo Ambassador to Croatia, Veldet Sadiku will present his credentials to Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Tuesday. Croatia was the first Balkan country to recognize Kosovo’s independence on March 19 2008. The two countries have established diplomatic relations on June 30, 2008. Croatia has already opened a …

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• 29 December

  Russian Orthodox Church representative arrives in Georgia

  Archimandrite Roman has arrived in Georgia. His visit was arranged by the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod. The Georgian Patriarchate said Archimandrite is visiting Georgia with the permission of Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia Ilia II.

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• 28 December

  Ghimpu not going to meet with Yushenko

  The Moldovan presidential press service has refuted the media stories that Moldova’s Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu was allegedly going to hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Victor Yushenko on Monday.

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• 28 December

  Montenegrin Deputy PM on EU, Kosovo

  Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Svetozar Marović said that Serbia’s success in European integration will help the entire region’s goals of EU accession. He said that the visa liberalization for Serbia, Montenegrin and Macedonian citizens confirms these countries are on a good path towards the EU and are achieving concrete results …

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• 28 December

  Ljajić to resign as action team coordinator

  Rasim Ljajić has announced that he will resign as one of the coordinators of the action team set up to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal. Ljajić, who is also labor minister and president of the Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, said he will submit his resignation to Prime …

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