November, 2009

• 23 November

  Former Macedonian Minister Queries PM’s ‘Name’ Strategy

  Macedonia’s Prime Minister has failed to present a platform for resolving the country’s burning row with Greece, leaving a space that is wide-open for speculation, the former Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva said in an interview for local media. Macedonia urgently needs a national platform regarding this issue, she said. This …

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• 23 November

  Bulgarian Capital Appoints 1st Female Mayor

  Iordanka Fandakova was officially sworn in Monday as Sofia’s first female mayor. The ceremony took place during a special meeting of the city’s Municipal Council, where Fandakova received the official support of all municipal councilmen.

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• 23 November

  Albania Opposition Protests Election Result

  Tens of thousands of opposition supporters held a major rally on Friday evening in Tirana, seeking a partial recount of the ballots cast during the 28 June parliamentary elections. The rally, which was organised by the Socialists headed by Tirana’s mayor Edi Rama was also supported by smaller opposition parties …

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• 23 November

  Armenian Apostolic Church accuses Georgian authorities of indifference to Armenian sacred places

  Armenian Apostolic Church accused Georgian authorities of indifference to Armenian sacred places in the country, what resulted in collapse of Surb Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi.

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• 23 November

  Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: polls

  Romania’s incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday’s first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession. Centre-right President Traian Basescu and his main rival Mircea Geoana were the two top vote-getters in Sunday’s …

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• 23 November

  Croatian Serb arrested for war crimes

  Veritas Center Director Savo Štrbac said that Stanko Kovačević, suspected of having committed war crimes in Croatia, was arrested in Podgorica. Police arrested Kovačević on Friday according to an Interpol warrant, which was issued by Interpol in Zagreb. He is currently in custody pending extradition, Štrbac said.

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• 23 November

  Bulgarian state will institutionally support nuclear energy: minister

  Electricity price will not necessarily rise; it might fall, it might keep its level. What is important is for the prices to correspond to the expense and methods, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov said.

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• 23 November

  Belgrade hosts international parliamentary conference on European integration of South East Europe

  Belgrade is to host the fifth conference of the parliamentary committees for European integration affairs in the member states of the Stabilization and Association Process for South East Europe, the media report. Up for discussion at the two-day conference are the stabilization and association process, experience gained and future challenges, …

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• 22 November

  Presidential elections begin in Romania

  The presidential elections began on Sunday morning in Romania, over 18 million eligible voters are expected to turn to polls to elect a new president for the next five-year term. A number of 12 candidates entered the race for the state’s top position. The incumbent President Traian Basescu is running …

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• 20 November

  Caught Between Pristina and Belgrade

  As Kosovo goes it alone for the first time in local elections, the results are less significant than the voting process itself, as some Kosovo Serbs defy Belgrade’s boycott demand in a move that may cause a major rift between Serb communities in Kosovo, Igor Jovanovic and Anes Alic write …

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