November, 2009

• 20 November

  Prosecutor says his Mladić statement “imprecise”

  Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević says Serge Brammertz did not, “in a single word”, say that Mladić is out of Serbia’s reach. Earlier this week, media in Serbia reported that Vukčević said Brammertz’s report states that “Hague fugitive and indictee Ratko Mladić is not within the reach of the …

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• 20 November

  Serbian, Macedonian presidents meet

  Serbia recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and that position will not change, said President Boris Tadić. He made the statement after his meeting with Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov in Belgrade late on Thursday.

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• 20 November

  Romanian President Traian Basescu: “Serbia key to peace in Balkans”

  Romanian President Traian Basescu says his country believes that Serbia is “the key to peace in the Balkans”.

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• 20 November

  Lawyer imposed on Karadžić represented Albanians

  British lawyer Richard Harvey has been appointed as former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s legal counsel, the Hague Tribunal has decided. The court stated today that its Secretariat provided Karadžić the possibility to speak to the lawyers from a list of attorneys, but that the accused did chose any of …

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• 20 November

  Slovenia confirms plan for Referendum on Border Arbitration Agreement

  The cabinet confirmed on Thursday a coalition-sponsored motion to put the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to a referendum.

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• 20 November

  Romanian Polls Are Now Pointing To Regime Change

  Only one thing is (almost) certain about Romanian politics: There will be no victor in Sunday’s presidential vote. That, of course, just kicks the can down the road until a second round on Dec. 6. Incumbent President Traian Basescu, closely tied to the conservative Democratic Liberal Party, has retained, barely, …

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• 20 November

  Van Rompuy, Ashton new pan-EU leaders

  Low-key Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been named the new full time President of the European Council, and Briton Catherine Ashton has been designated the EU’s first consolidated High Representative of Foreign and Security Policy. 

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• 20 November

  Menduh Thaci offers Macedonia to become international protectorate

  Macedonia needs protectorate and preliminary elections to tackle the political crisis, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians /DPA/ Menduh Thaci said. “I am sure that situation in Macedonia is dramatic. Political conjunctures that rule the state are frivolous and the rest political players that try to make other …

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• 20 November

  Russia not to impose fine to Ukraine

  Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months.

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• 20 November

  Ukrainian, Georgian leaders pledge to strengthen bilateral ties

  Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenkoon Thursday met here with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili, pledging to further enhance bilateral relations and cooperation. At a joint press conference held after their meeting, Yushchenko said there is no any problems in the relationship between Ukraine and Georgia. Both sides are willing to strengthen …

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