January, 2010

• 30 January

  Serbia included in EU strategy for Danube region

  The establishment of European Union strategy for the Danube region will kick off Monday in the German town of Ulm. The first consultations will be attended by members of the European Commission, ministers of the countries located along the valley of the Danube River, including Serbia’s representatives, the edition reads. …

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• 30 January

  Matthew Nimetz visit-opportunity for Macedonia, Greece

  The visit of the UN Mediator in the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia Matthew Nimetz visit, scheduled for the end of February or the beginning of March, is a new opportunity for both countries to present their positions once again. Meanwhile, Nimetz attendance in the acceleration of the negotiation …

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• 30 January

  Bulgarian PM Borisov visit to Turkey continues

  Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov pays a two-day visit to Turkey. On the second day of the visit Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Bulgarian St. Stephan Church, also known as Bulgarian Iron Church. His agenda also envisages meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople and the board …

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• 30 January

  Turkey has patience for EU membership: Turkish PM

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his government is determined and patient enough to achieve full membership to the European Union (EU) in spite of the attempts to block its accession process. “Turkey has been waiting for the result of its application to the EU for 50 years, …

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• 30 January

  Gunter Verheugen rebukes the popular fallacy of Bulgaria and Romania being EU’s most corrupt members

  Outgoing EC Vice-president Gunter Vreheugen rebuked the popular fallacy that Bulgaria and Romania were the most corrupt members of the EU. “I think it is unfair for these countries to be accused of being corrupt, of having a non-acting administration and that they are places ruled by crime, Verheugen said. …

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• 29 January

  Moldovan PM Vlad Filat to visit Kiev Feb. 1

  A Moldovan delegation headed by Premier Vlad Filat will pay a one-day visit to Kiev on Monday, February 1 The delegation consists of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leancă, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Popov, and main state advisers Nicu Popescu and Igor Volnitski.

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• 29 January

  Marian Lupu: Moldova may not have anticipated elections this year

  On Friday, the Moldovan Democratic Party (PD) leader Marian Lupu stated during a press conference we may not have anticipated elections this year. „This is the question we ask ourselves today. I’ve asked for the advice of a number of European experts, including the ones of the Venice Committee, but …

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• 29 January

  Final demarcation stage on Moldovan-Ukrainian state border

  On January 29, the Moldovan and Ukrainian foreign ministers set up the first intermediary sign on the central sector of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border. The event took place in Velika Kisnitsa village of Iampol district in Vinitsa region. Representatives of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine took …

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• 29 January

  Droutsas says no need to upgrade diplomatic relations with Skopje

  Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas had said in a interview for Greece’s Skai Radio that there is no need to upgrade diplomatic relations with Skopje. “I don’t see the reason for upgrading diplomatic relations with Skopje”, Droutsas said.

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• 29 January

  Uskoro optužnica protiv Sefera Halilovića i još 12 osoba

  SARAJEVO Tužilaštvo BiH uskoro bi podizanjem optužnice protiv Sefera Halilovića i još 12 osoba iz Ministarstva za izbjeglice FBiH trebalo okončati gotovo četiri godine dugu istragu o zloupotrebama prilikom nabavke građevinskog materijala za obnovu povratničkih kuća, potvrdio je sagovornik “Nezavisnih” uključen u ovu istragu.

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