November, 2009

• 18 November

  Voting freedom and order improving in Moldova – CEC

  Starting from the next ordinary parliamentary elections of 2013, Moldova citizens will be able to vote at any polling station, no matter at home or abroad, thank to a state-of-the-art information system called “Electronic Voter Register”, Central Electoral Commission Chairman Eugen Stirbu stated at a news conference.

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• 18 November

  Kosovo minister on local vote controversies

  Minister of Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says that the time when Belgrade was sending “directives” had passed. He was answering criticism of the official Belgrade’s position toward the local elections held in the province last weekend, organized by the Kosovo Albanian government in Priština.

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• 18 November

  Medvedev in Slovenia

  Russian President Dmitrij Medvedev will visit Slovenia on Wednesday, Slovenian media say. Medvedev is scheduled to watch the return leg of the Slovenia-Russia World Cup qualifying match.

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• 18 November

  Georgia appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan

  Georgian Presidential Administration Spokesman Ivan Noniashvili was appointed Georgia’s new ambassador to Azerbaijan today. The Georgian parliament supported Noniashvili’s candidacy with 84 votes. After receiving parliament’s approval, Noniashvili will replace Nikoloz Natbiladze, who has already been appointed Georgia’s ambassador to Spain. Since 2006, Noniashvili headed the Georgian Presidential Administration’s Press …

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• 18 November

  Bulgaria can pay off only funds on “clear projects” under PHARE program

  The European Commission has unfrozen part of the suspended funds under the PHARE program for Bulgaria-EUR 3.5 mln. This is what was notes in a letter of the EU Enlargement Directorate to the Deputy Prime Minister and financial minister Simeon Dyankov received on Tuesday night.

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• 18 November

  Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis

  Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security. The interconnectors are part of a “recovery plan” launched by Commission President José Manuel Barroso before his re-election. …

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• 18 November

  Council of the EU to give its consent on liberalization of visa regime for Serbia

  The Vice President of the European Commission Jacques Barrot announced the Council of the European Union will give November 30 its consent on liberalization of visa regime for Serbia.

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• 18 November

  Macedonia urges EU to start entry talks

  Macedonian President George Ivanov appealed to the European Union to set a date for the start of negotiations with Skopje on joining the EU, almost four years after it was made a candidate, his office said Tuesday. “The start of the negotiations will be a clear positive signal for Macedonia, …

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• 18 November

  Brammertz Report to Be Favourbale for Serbia

  Media report that the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, Serge Brammertz, is satisfied with the level of Serbia’s cooperation with the Tribunal even though he has not stated that the country is fully cooperating. Brammertz wrote in his regular report to the UN …

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• 18 November

  Corruption in Balkans Hinders Investments

  The 2009 corruption perception index released by the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International shows that most countries in the Balkans have not improved their position in the global anti-corruption index. With the exception of Montengro, there appears to have been little impact on the fight against corruption despite actions taken to …

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